Directory Opus Manual

Simple Script Function

This is an example of a script function that displays the name of the largest file in the current folder, and gives you the option to select it.

To use this function you would:

• Create a new toolbar button or hotkey and edit it
• Click the Advanced button in the command editor to switch to the advanced command editor
• Set the Function drop-down to Script Function

// Set the script type to JScript to use this script.
// main script entry point. clickData is a ClickData object.
function OnClick(clickData)
{
    // Initialise a variable to keep track of the largest file.
    largestFile = null;

    // Create an enumerator object that will let us easily enumerate the files in the current tab.
    // clickData.func is a Func object.
    // func.sourcetab is a Tab object.
    // sourcetab.files is a collection of Item objects.
    enumFiles = new Enumerator(clickData.func.sourcetab.files);

    // Enumerate the files in the tab.
    enumFiles.moveFirst();
    while (enumFiles.atEnd() == false)
    {
        // If this is the largest file encountered so far, keep track of it.
        // The file size is obtained from the Item object via its size property.
        // We use the FileSize object's cy property as this makes it easier to compare
        // two sizes numerically.
        if (largestFile == null || largestFile.size.cy < enumFiles.item().size.cy)
            largestFile = enumFiles.item();
        enumFiles.moveNext();
    }

    // Create a Dialog object to display the results.
    dlg = clickData.func.Dlg;
    if (largestFile == null)
    {
        // There were no files found, so show a warning message.
        dlg.message = "There are no files in this folder!";
        dlg.buttons = "OK";
        dlg.icon = "warn";
    }
    else
    {
        // Build the info message to report on the largest file.
        // The dialog will have two buttons, giving the user the option to select the file.
        dlg.message = "The largest file is '" + largestFile.name + "' - " + largestFile.size.fmt;
        dlg.buttons = "Select It|Cancel";
        dlg.icon = "info";
    }

    dlg.title = "Largest File Finder";
    
    // Display the dialog. if the user clicks the "Select It" button it will return 1.
    if (dlg.Show() == 1)
    {
        // Initialise and run the Select command to select the largest file.
        // This makes use of the Command object provided to the button via clickData.func.
        clickData.func.command.ClearFiles();
        clickData.func.command.AddFile(largestFile);
        clickData.func.command.RunCommand("Select FROMSCRIPT DESELECTNOMATCH MAKEVISIBLE");
    }
    else
    {
        // Not selecting a file, so make sure anything already selected is unaffected.
        clickData.func.command.deselect = false;
    }
}