JSI Tip 0382 - Tired of moving that mouse to File/New/Folder or Keying ALT+FWF to create a New Folder?

Jerold Schulman

January 1, 1998

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When you select a folder object in explorer to create a new sub-directory, you must perform the subject action to create a new folder. Wouldn't it be nice to just right click and choose NewFolder? While there might be a real way to do this, here is a method that works:

1. Per tip 060 select view/options/file types in explorer.
2 Scroll to folder and select it.
3. Press Edit and then New.
4. Type NewFolder in Action.
5. In Application...., type:

      c:winntsystem32cmd.exe /c MD

%1NewFolder

6. OK out of the dialogue.

Now when you select a folder object and right click, you can choose NewFolder. A sub-directory named NewFolder is created which you can rename.


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