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Dietrich Semsar

2006-09-25, 7:35 pm

Hi,

this is possible OT here, but I think in a w*dows group it might be
even more OT.

I have Linux, but use also very frequently cygwin when I using W-XP.
And I have many scripts doing much of the work for me. :-))

Now the question: is it possible to change XP that a bash script could
use drag and drop?
How could that be done?

Now I must always start a bash and the run the script with the needed
parameters.
When the parameter are just filenames I would appreciate drag and drop.

And hints appreciated

Greetings

D

Ralph Moritz

2006-09-26, 1:22 pm

"Dietrich Semsar" <Dietrich.Semsar@gmx.de> writes:

> Now the question: is it possible to change XP that a bash script could
> use drag and drop?


Yes.

> How could that be done?


By simply dragging the file into the Cygwin (bash) window.
When you drop the file, its absolute path gets copied onto
the bash prompt.

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jmcgill

2006-09-26, 1:22 pm

Ralph Moritz wrote:

> By simply dragging the file into the Cygwin (bash) window.
> When you drop the file, its absolute path gets copied onto
> the bash prompt.


This works between the File Browser and terminal windows in Ubuntu Linux
as well (and I assume in all Gnome-ish environments).

It also works on MacOSX; when I saw that for the first time, I was
jealous, until I realized it worked in Linux too!
Dietrich Semsar

2006-09-28, 7:33 am


Ralph Moritz schrieb:

> "Dietrich Semsar" <Dietrich.Semsar@gmx.de> writes:
>
>
> Yes.
>
>
> By simply dragging the file into the Cygwin (bash) window.
> When you drop the file, its absolute path gets copied onto
> the bash prompt.


I understand that only the absolute path of the object is copied to the
bash prompt. Currently I'm running slax and there I do get a menu:
paste | cd | cp | ln | mv

But that's not what I want: I want to execute a *certain bash script* -
not just bash - with that file like dropping the file or pathname onto
the icon of an executable. Or like if the extensions if that file is
"connected" to the script.

Greetings
D

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