How to? activate tab with same directory in command line

[ehab aboudaya]

hi

is it possible to call

"C:\Program Files\JPSoft\TCMD13\tcmd.exe" /D "d:\somedir\another" /T TCC

so that if tcmd is already running and one of the tabs already on d:\somedir\another is activated rather than open a new one?

thanks for any pointers or feedback
regards
ehab

 

[rconn]

No.

(It would be possible to add something like this to TCMD + TCC, but it wouldn't be possible if you were using some other shell in the tab window (CMD, PowerShell, Bash, etc.).

 

[ehab aboudaya]

may i ask how is it possible with TCMD + TCC ?

i don't use another shell at the moment.

 

[rconn]

It would only be possible if I added support for it in a future version (it would require some IPC between the TCMD process and the TCC process).

 

[samintz]

Ehab,

You could create your own "IPC" using the volatile registry. You could use a post_exec alias and send %_cwd to a volatile env variable. Then in your tcstart file check if there is a match, activate that window, and exit.

I don't have access to my pc to test any of that this week. I'm using an iPad to stay up to date on my emails. But Charles or Vincent might be willing to try something.

Scott

 

[samintz]

I was thinking something along the lines of

Set /v TCC_%_pid=%_cwd

And

Do p in /p set /v TCC_ (if %_cwd==%p activate... Yada Yada)

 

[ehab aboudaya]

looks interesting and can open new possibilities for me. i will have a go and watch this thread again.

thanks scott