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Configure Buttons

In the upper part of the window is the button bank, this is the same as in the main window. Right of this bank is the well known slider. Right of this slider are three buttons:

You may select a shortcut for each button. It is possible to have buttons with the same command applied to but with different shortcuts. If you need more than one shortcut, define a new button. This is useful if you used different filemanagers before. For example you may want to use 'F8' to delete files (like DCC) and the 'Delete' key, too.
Allowed shortcuts: For example if you want to use Ctrl-Alt-Backspace for a command you have to enter 'Ctrl Alt Backspace' or 'CTRLALTBACKSPACE'. Spaces are ignored. No case-sensitivity here.
If 'KP' is checked, shortcuts can be assigned by pressing the keys wanted.

External Commands

If you select 'External command' you get to the external command definition.

Defining 'External Commands' gives a quite powerful instrument to the user. External commands are batchfiles that are created with the commands the user provides here and the files that are selected before the command is called.
Before we get to an exact explanation of the powers of the batchfiles a quick description of the buttons and gadgets.

Using internal commands within an external command requester was introduced with version 1.70c. You may use any combination of internal and external commands in the list.
Well, it might be a bit confusing to define internal commands in an external command button, but you will get used to it.
Useful is, for example:
*!batchselect filename
*!copy
or (perhaps :-))
*!gotodir c:\windows
*!dirbottom
or
subst {aEnter Driveletter}: /D
subst {aEnter Driveletter}: {s}
*!RefreshDriveDir
to copy a single file from a specific directory to another specific directory you can define:
*!GotoDir dir2    (destination dir)
*!ChangeSide
*!GotoDir dir1    (source dir)
*!!Select-SelectFiles filename   (file to copy)
*!Copy
Please remember that it is only possible to stop running this kind of batch-process by pressing 'Shift-ESC' or using the *!Message command.

Specials about internal commands:

It is possible to use any bracket with internal commands, but they will not always have effects (see list above)
The commands defined are run exactly as defined, please make sure to have the correct order.

The checkbuttons:

Available brackets: To learn about these things, experiment with them. It is quite easy and very powerful: If you need information about what the program creates by clicking an external command, go to your temp directory and look at a PCOxxxxx.bat file.
If an external command does not return for some reason, click on 'Force return' in your taskbar and then on 'Reactivate PCOpus'.

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