Select

The Select internal command is used to:

• Display the Select dialog (in either simple or advanced modes)

• Select all, deselect all, and invert the current selection of all files and folders

• Select or deselect files by filename with a wildcard pattern

• Select all files in the source that are selected in the destination, and vice versa

• Select all files with extensions matching those already selected

• Convert checkmarks into selection and vice versa

• Hide files based on whether they are selected or not

• Select a range of files by index

• Select files by date and size

Command Arguments:

Argument	Type	Possible values	Description
(no arguments)	-	-	Displays the Select dialog (in either simple or advanced modes, depending on which was last used). Example: Select
ADVANCED	/O	(no value)	Displays the Select dialog in advanced mode. Example: Select ADVANCED
		<filter name>	Displays the Select dialog in advanced mode, with the specified saved filter already loaded. Example: Select ADVANCED=MyFilter
ALL	/S	(no value)	Select all files and folders in the current source file display. Example: Select ALL
ALLDIRS	/S	(no value)	Select all folders in the current source file display. Example: Select ALLDIRS
ALLFILES	/S	(no value)	Select all files in the current source file display. Example: Select ALLFILES
DATE	/K	<date>	Select files whose last modification timestamps match the specified date. You can specify: Just a date, in the format YYYY-MM-DD Just a time, in the format HH:MM (seconds are ignored) Both a date and time, in the format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM Note that specifying both a date and time requires quotes around the value, because of the space character separating the two. You can also use > (greater than) before the date to match all files newer than the specified date, or < (less than) before the date to match all files older than the specified date. You can also specify an age rather than a date to test for. For example, to select all files older than 5 days, you might specify Select DATE ">5 days". Valid keywords for age selection are day, week, month, year, hour, minute, second. Example: Select *.jpg DATE "\>2012-06-15 10:00"
		<date1>..<date2>	Select files whose last modification timestamps falls between the two specified dates. Both dates are supplied in the format described above. Example: Select DATE 2012-01-01..2012-12-31 TYPE=files
		oldest	Select the oldest item in the current source file display. You can combine this with the PATTERN argument to select the oldest of a specific type of file. Example: Select *.doc DATE=oldest
		newest	Select the newest item in the current file display. Example: Select DATE=newest DESELECTNOMATCH
		created	Normally this command considers the last modification timestamp of each file, however by specifying this keyword you can make it look at the creation time instead. Example: Select *.(zip|7z|rar) DATE=created,2010-03-10..2010-03-17
		both	Considers both created and last modification timestamps. Example: Select DATE=both,newest
		next	Modifies the behavior of the newest and oldest arguments. Normally, Select DATE=newest would select the newest file in the list. If it were already selected, nothing would change. If you add the next keyword, Opus will progressively select the next newest file each time the command is run. Example: Select DATE=next,newest
DESELECT	/S	(no value)	Instead of selecting files, the command will deselect them. This is used in conjunction with the PATTERN, ALLDIRS and ALLFILES arguments. Example: Select *.jpg DESELECT
DESELECTNOMATCH	/S	(no value)	Files that don't match the pattern will be deselected (normally files that don't match are left alone). This also works when using the FILTER argument to select files with a predefined filter. Example: Select *.doc DESELECTNOMATCH
DESELECTOTHERTYPE	/S	(no value)	When used with the TYPE argument to restrict a selection to either files or folders (or with the ALLFILES and ALLDIRS arguments), DESELECTOTHERTYPE causes all items of the other type to be deselected Example: Select * TYPE=files DESELECTOTHERTYPE
DESTTOSOURCE	/O	(no value)	Selects all files and folders in the source file display that are currently selected in the destination. The comparison is only done on the filename - the files are not actually compared. Example: Select DESTTOSOURCE
		in	Selects all files and folders in the source file display that exist in the destination. Example: Select DESTTOSOURCE=in
		noext	Does not consider file extensions when comparing selected files in the source and destination. For example, if IMGP1234.JPG was selected in the destination, and IMGP1234.WAV existed in the source, it would be selected. Example: Select DESTTOSOURCE=noext
		notin	Selects all files and folders in the source file display that don't exist in the destination. Example: Select DESTTOSOURCE=notin
DUPES	/S	(no value)	Displays the Duplicates Selection dialog, which lets you select files after performing a duplicates search. Example: Select DUPES
EXACT	/S	(no value)	Indicates that the PATTERN argument is a literal file name and not a wildcard or regular expression. This allows you to specify an exact filename without having to escape wildcard characters like '(' and ')'. Example: Select "Cat Photo (1).jpg" EXACT
FILTER	/S	(no value)	Performs file selection using a pre-defined filter. The name of the filter must be given as the value of the PATTERN argument. Filters must have previously been configured through the Filters page in Preferences. You can use this with the TYPE argument to restrict the filter to either files or folders only. Example: Select "Image Files" FILTER You can also use this from a script, by using the Command.SetFilter method to assign a filter to a Command object. Running the command Select FILTER from that object would select files according to the filter.
FILTERDEF	/K/R	<filter>	Lets you define a filter in text format to select matching files. Similar to the FILTER argument, however the filter does not need to be predefined. This is a /R argument and so everything after the FILTERDEF keyword will be treated as the argument's value. Example: Select FILTERDEF name match *.zip and size match > 2 mb
FILTERFLAGS	/K	select	Select files that match the filter (this argument is used in conjunction with the FILTER argument). This is the default behaviour. Example: Select Documents FILTER FILTERFLAGS=select
		deselect	Deselect files that match the filter. Example: Select "Music Files" FILTER FILTERFLAGS=deselect
		hide	Hide files that match the filter. Example: Select "Temp Files" FILTER FILTERFLAGS=hide
		hidenomatch	Hide files that don't match the filter. Example: Select "Image Files" FILTER FILTERFLAGS=hidenomatch
FIRST	/S	(no value)	Select the first item in the source file display, deselect all other items. Example: Select FIRST
FROMCHECKS	/S	(no value)	Convert the state of checked items to selections (checked items will be selected, non-checked items will be deselected). This only applies in checkbox mode. Example: Select FROMCHECKS
FROMSCRIPT	/O	(no value)	This command should be used when running a Select command from a script (e.g. via Command.RunCommand). It tells the command to select the files in the Command object itself. Example: Func.Command.RunCommand("Select FROMSCRIPT");
		unhide	Any items that are currently hidden will be unhidden before being selected. Example: Func.Command.RunCommand("Select FROMSCRIPT=unhide");
GROUPNAME	/O	(no value)	When the file display is grouped, this lets you select files based on the group they are in. When GROUPNAME is used without an associated value, the value of the PATTERN argument is used as the name of the group to match. The example below selects all files in groups beginning with X. Example: Select X\* GROUPNAME
		<group name>	When a value is provided for the GROUPNAME argument it specifies the name (or wildcard pattern) of the file group. The selection operation will be confined to files and folders in matching groups. You can also use this in conjunction with the SETFOCUS argument to give input focus to a group header. Example: Select *.jpg GROUPNAME Today Example: Select NOPATTERN GROUPNAME Yesterday SETFOCUS
HIDESEL	/O	(no value)	Hide all selected items (both files and folders). This is used either with the PATTERN argument to hide all files that match the pattern, or with the NOPATTERN argument to hide all currently selected files. Example: Select *.tmp HIDESEL
		dirs	Hide all selected directories. Example: Select HIDESEL=dirs NOPATTERN
		files	Hide all selected files. Example: Select HIDESEL=files NOPATTERN
HIDEUNAFFECTED	/S	(no value)	When used with the synchronize tool, this hides any items from the list that are not marked to be synchronized (either copied or deleted). Example: Select HIDEUNAFFECTED
HIDEUNSEL	/O	(no value)	Hide all unselected items (both files and folders). This is used either with the PATTERN argument (files that don't match the pattern will be hidden), or with the NOPATTERN argument (all currently unselected files will be hidden). Example: Select NOPATTERN HIDEUNSEL
		dirs	Hide all unselected directories. Example: Select HIDEUNSEL=dirs NOPATTERN
		files	Hide all unselected files. Example: Select HIDEUNSEL=files NOPATTERN
IGNORECHECKBOXMODE	/S	(no value)	The command will act as if the file display is not in checkbox mode, even if it is. Normally, the Select command will check and uncheck files while in checkbox mode, but this argument allows you to modify the normal file selection and leave the checkboxes alone. In particular, it allows scripts to set the normal selection and focus item to a particular file without modifying the checkbox states. Example: Select "dopus.exe" IGNORECHECKBOXMODE
INVERT	/S	(no value)	Inverts the selection state of all items in the source file display. Example: Select INVERT
LAST	/S	(no value)	Selects the last item in the source file display, deselect all other items. Example: Select LAST
MAKEVISIBLE	/O	(no value)	Ensures that the first selected item is visible in the file display. The list will be scrolled if needed. Similar to the SETFOCUS argument except the viewer pane will not update to show the new selection. Example: Select *.doc MAKEVISIBLE
		immediate	Prevents the short delay that normally occurs before the selected file is scrolled into view. Example: Select NEXT MAKEVISIBLE=immediate
NEXT	/O	(no value)	Selects the next item in the file display. The first item immediately following the first currently selected item will be selected, and all other items deselected. Example: Select NEXT
		mark	Toggles the selection state of the currently focused item, and moves the input focus to the next item in the list. This is the equivalent of pressing the Insert key in the file display. Example: Select NEXT=mark
		nodeselect	Prevents any currently selected items from being deselected. Example: Select NEXT=nodeselect
		row	In the icon display modes (e.g. Thumbnails mode) this will move the selection down one row (vertically instead of horizontally). Ignored in Details and Power modes. Example: Select NEXT=row,mark
NONE	/S	(no value)	Deselects all items in the source file display. Example: Select NONE
NOPATTERN	/S	(no value)	The Select command normally requires a value for the PATTERN argument to operate, but in some cases you may need it to operate without supplying a pattern. For example, the HIDESEL and HIDEUNSEL arguments can be used to hide all currently selected or unselected items without applying a new wildcard selection first. Example: Select HIDESEL NOPATTERN
PATTERN		<pattern>	Specify a wildcard pattern. All items matching the supplied pattern will be selected (or deselected, hidden, etc. based on the other arguments for this command). The pattern can be specified using standard pattern matching syntax, or regular expressions if the REGEXP argument is supplied. The PATTERN argument is also used to provide the name of a pre-defined filter in conjunction with the FILTER argument. This is the default argument for the Select command and so the PATTERN keyword does not need to be supplied. Example: Select *.(bmp|jpg|gif) HIDEUNSEL
PREV	/O	(no value)	Select the previous item in the file display. The first item immediately preceding the last currently selected item will be selected, and all other items deselected. Example: Select PREV
		mark	Toggles the selection state of the currently focused item, and moves the input focus to the previous item in the list. Similar to pressing the Insert key, except the focus moves to the previous rather than the next item. Example: Select PREV=mark
		nodeselect	Prevents any currently selected items from being deselected. Example: Select PREV=nodeselect
		row	In the icon display modes (e.g. Thumbnails mode) this will move the selection up one row (vertically instead of horizontally). Ignored in Details and Power modes. Example: Select PREV=row,mark
RANGE	/K	<range>	Selects a range of items based on their index (their position in the list). This command is equivalent to the range selection mode of the find-as-you-type field. The <range> value consists of one or more comma-separated ranges; each range can be a single number, or two numbers separated by a hyphen to indicate all numbers within that range. Example: Select RANGE 3,8-15,22-25,30
REGEXP	/S	(no value)	Use regular expression mode instead of standard pattern matching. Example: Select .*\\jpg REGEXP
RESELECT	/S	(no value)	Reselects all files and folders that were used (and deselected) by the previously executed command. Example: Select RESELECT
SETFOCUS	/S	(no value)	Ensures that the first selected item is visible in the file display. The list will be scrolled if needed. Additionally, if the viewer pane is open the first selected file will be automatically viewed if possible. Example: Select *.jpg SETFOCUS
SHOWFOCUS	/S	(no value)	If necessary, scrolls the file display to make the currently focused item visible. The selection will not be modified. Example: Select SHOWFOCUS
SHOWHIDDEN	/O	(no value)	Reveal any files or folders that have previously been hidden by commands using the HIDESEL or HIDEUNSEL arguments. The other way to reveal files hidden this way is by re-reading the folder (e.g. press F5). Example: Select NOPATTERN SHOWHIDDEN
		dirs	Reveals all hidden directories. Example: Select SHOWHIDDEN=dirs NOPATTERN
		files	Reveals all hidden files. Example: Select SHOWHIDDEN=files NOPATTERN
SHOWUNAFFECTED	/S	(no value)	When used with the synchronize tool, this reveals any items that have previously been hidden because they were not marked to be synchronized (either copied or deleted). Example: Select SHOWUNAFFECTED
SIMILAR	/S	(no value)	Selects all files with the same file extensions as the currently selected files. For example, if a single .jpg and a single .gif file are currently selected, this command would select all .jpg and .gif files in the source file display. Example: Select SIMILAR
		trueext	Causes the command to ignore multi-part extensions. E.g. file.part1.rar, file.part2.rar and file.part3.rar would all be considered to be .rar files rather than having different extensions. Example: Select SIMILAR=trueext
SIMILARBASE	/S	(no value)	Selects all files with the same base-names as the currently selected files. For example, if cat.jpg and dog.gif are currently selected, this command would select all cat.* and dog.* files in the source file display. Example: Select SIMILARBASE
SIMPLE	/S	(no value)	Displays the Select dialog in simple mode. Example: Select SIMPLE
SIZE	/K	<size>	Select files whose size matches the specified size. By default the size specified is treated as bytes, but you can use the following suffixes to use different units: kb - kilobytes mb - megabytes gb - gigabytes You can also use > (greater than) before the size to match all files larger than the specified size, or < (less than) before the size to match all files smaller than the specified size. Example: Select *.png SIZE >2mb
		<size1>..<size2>	Select files whose size falls between the two specified sizes. Both sizes are supplied in the format described above. Example: Select SIZE 500kb..5mb DESELECTNOMATCH
		largest	Select the largest item in the current source file display. You can combine this with the PATTERN argument to select the largest of a specific type of file. Example: Select *.doc SIZE=largest
		smallest	Select the smallest item in the current file display. Example: Select SIZE=smallest
SOURCETODEST	/O	(no value)	Selects all files and folders in the destination file display that are currently selected in the source. The comparison is only done on the filename - the files are not actually compared. Example: Select SOURCETODEST
		in	Selects all files and folders in the destination file display that exist in the source. Example: Select SOURCETODEST=in
		noext	Does not consider file extensions when comparing selected files in the source and destination. For example, if IMGP1234.JPG was selected in the source, and IMGP1234.WAV existed in the destination, it would be selected. Example: Select SOURCETODEST=noext
		notin	Selects all files and folders in the destination file display that don't exist in the source. Example: Select SOURCETODEST=notin
THIS	/S	(no value)	Selects the current focus entry. It is possible for the entry with input focus to not be selected (for example, if you move the focus highlight with Control + Cursor-Down) and this command will select whichever entry is currently focused. Example: Select THIS
TOCHECKS	/S	(no value)	Convert item selection states to check states. Selected items will be checked, and unselected items will be unchecked. If the file display is not currently in checkbox mode it will be turned on automatically. Example: Select TOCHECKS
TYPE	/K	files	Force the selection to only affect files - even if folders match the pattern they will be unaffected. You can add the DESELECTOTHERTYPE argument to deselect all items of the "other" type. Example: Select a\* TYPE=files
		dirs	Force the selection to only affect folders. Example: Select "new *" TYPE=dirs