XYplorer Integration

[User59]

The Windows 11 File Explorer is driving me crazy, so I'm trying out XYplorer, an Explorer alternative. Is there a way to get Everything 1.5a to open files and folders/paths in XYplorer, or other similar file manager, instead of Windows File Explorer?

Advice appreciated. Lance

[void]

To open folders from Everything in XYplorer:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Context Menu tab on the left.
  
• Select Open (Folders)
• Change the command to:
  
  
$exec("C:\Program Files\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe" "%1")

  
  
• Select Open Path
• Change the command to:
  
  
$exec("C:\Program Files\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe" "$parent(%1)")

  
  
• Click OK.

[User59]

Thanks for the prompt and helpful reply. I tried changing the command lines as suggested. I was getting error messages saying that Windows can't find the XYplorer folder or file. Then I realized that my XYplorer folder and exe file are in C:\Programs (x86) folder. So, for Open (Folders) I changed the code to this:

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$exec("C:\Program Files $(x86$)\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe" "%1")

That works nicely. Excellent! Half way home.

Then I changed the Open (Path) code to this:

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$exec("C:\Program Files $(x86$)\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe" $parent("%1"))

Yikes! That does not work. It simply opens the C:\Program Files (x86)\XYplorer folder.

Any suggestions for the Open (Path) command? Is there a typo or?

[tuska]

Any suggestions ...?

Open (Folders)

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$exec("C:\Program Files (x86)\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe" "%1")

Open Path

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$exec("C:\Program Files (x86)\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe" $parent("%1"))

[User59]

Thanks, Tuska. But as I said, the code for Open (Folder) that I have does work, with the $( and $) for the parentheses in the path. My problem is the code for the Open (Path) option. On my machine, the code you offer leads only to this message:

https://postimg.cc/SYSZy7DM

As I read the hints for the Context Menu option in Everything, $( = (

So I remain stumped.

[tuska]

Hi,

This code works for "Open Path" (as stated by you):

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$exec("C:\Program Files $(x86$)\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe" $parent("%1"))

Double-click on an entry in the path column in Everything 1.5.0.1373a (x64) to open this path in XYplorer.

On my PC I have tested with a 30-Day Trial version of XYplorer:
Menu "Help" > "Various information > App: ... C:\Program Files (x86)\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe

(I am a Total Commander user).

[void]

Please try the following command:

$exec("C:\Program Files $(x86$)\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe" "$parent(%1)")

The quotes need to be on the outside of $parent()

[LNEL108]

Excellent! That works very nicely. Thank you so very much.

Lance (formerly, User59)

[User59]

So, to sum up, here's what worked:

Open Folder:

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$exec("C:\Program Files $(x86$)\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe" "%1")

Open Path:

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$exec("C:\Program Files $(x86$)\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe" "$parent(%1)")

[NotNull]

Open Path:
[...]

Alternative:

Open Path:

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$exec("C:\Program Files $(x86$)\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe" /select="%1")

From the XYplorer documentation:

/select
XYplorer will go to the parent path in the folder tree and select the item in the file list. For example, this will go to C:\ and select Windows in the list:
XYplorer.exe /select=C:\Windows

[User59]

Yes, that works too. Nice!

[Function]

This was changing the current tab to the destination, which wasn't the intended behavior. I had to change the setting in XYplorer so that links passed to it would open in a new tab. Perhaps there's another way with a script (but I can't get this to work).

From https://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic ... 138#p80138

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Tools=>Configuration=>Startup & Exit=>enable "Open command line start path in new tab"
and maybe disable "Allow multiple instances"

[NotNull]

Just "installed" portable XYPlorer 26.60. the following seems to work here:

• In Everything, go to Menu => Tools => Options => General => Context Menu
• Select Open (Folders) from the Context menu items list
• Set Command to:

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  $exec("c:\path to\XYplorer.exe" /script="::tab$('new', '%1'$);")
  

• Select Open Path from the Context menu items list
• Set Command to:

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  $exec("c:\path to\XYplorer.exe" /script="::tab$('new', '%1'$);")
  

• Click the OK button
• Done.

In dual pane mode, opening the folder in a new tab in the inactive pane is a different story. Its behaviour might be a bug.
Will ask on the XYplorer forum (in a couple of days).

[Function]

I am using one pane in XY and using these commands opens up two tabs. One is the correct one and the other is My Computer. Strange.

[NotNull]

I am using one pane in XY and using these commands opens up two tabs. One is the correct one and the other is My Computer. Strange.

That is (what I think is) the bug I was talking about (which is more severe in dual pane mode).


(BTW: Once a 'This PC' tab is opened, the next time you run the command, XYplorer will not open a new 'This PC' tab.