Project Tree Import

[mgag]

When creating a Workspace, when specfying the directories, it would be nice to be able to specify a file to import. The file would be a list of directories. Optionally, the list could be directories and file specifications, including wildcards. My project has 100s of directories of which ~60 make a Workspace - manually selecting these directories is tiresome. I have to select these for each Workspace in each clientspace I have.

[jussij]

Have you tried building the workspace using the Workspace, Workspace Builder menu

Cheers Jussi

PS: It is very easy to create a Zeus Workspace form a list of files: http://www.zeusedit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39

[mgag]

Yes I have used the workspace builder. Out of ~200 directories, I only need ~60, so I have to manually select these, or let the Builder find them all, and delete the ones I don't need (worse option). I would prefereably like to populate a list from a text file listing the directories and full paths (much like the Builder lists them). Since the builder seems to create a list like this, I thought it would be ~simple to add an import button which would ask for a file and then read in that list.

The manual approach seems wrose than using the builder...

[jussij]

The manual approach seems worse than using the builder...

It is a fairly straight forward exercise:

Step #1: Given that this is an empty Zeus project:

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<Project name="Put your project name here" sorted="Yes">
    <Folder name="A Folder for My Files" sorted="Yes">
    </Folder>
</Project>

Step #2: Assuming the list of all your files looks something like this:

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D:\temp\file01.lua
D:\temp\file02.lua
D:\temp\file03.lua
D:\temp\file04.lua
D:\temp\file05.lua
D:\temp\file06.lua
D:\temp\file07.lua
D:\temp\file08.lua
D:\temp\file09.lua
D:\temp\file10.lua
D:\temp\file11.lua

Step #3: All you need to do is convert the list to look like this using either a simple Zeus keyboard macro or a couple of column copy and pastes:

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<file>D:\temp\file01.lua</file>
<file>D:\temp\file02.lua</file>
<file>D:\temp\file03.lua</file>
<file>D:\temp\file04.lua</file>
<file>D:\temp\file05.lua</file>
<file>D:\temp\file06.lua</file>
<file>D:\temp\file07.lua</file>
<file>D:\temp\file08.lua</file>
<file>D:\temp\file09.lua</file>
<file>D:\temp\file10.lua</file>
<file>D:\temp\file11.lua</file>

Step #4: Then copy and paste this list into the folder section of the project file to give you this:

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<Project name="Project Name Goes Here" sorted="Yes">
    <Folder name="My Files" sorted="Yes">
        <file>D:\temp\file01.lua</file>
        <file>D:\temp\file02.lua</file>
        <file>D:\temp\file03.lua</file>
        <file>D:\temp\file04.lua</file>
        <file>D:\temp\file05.lua</file>
        <file>D:\temp\file06.lua</file>
        <file>D:\temp\file07.lua</file>
        <file>D:\temp\file08.lua</file>
        <file>D:\temp\file09.lua</file>
        <file>D:\temp\file10.lua</file>
        <file>D:\temp\file11.lua</file>
    </Folder>
</Project>

Step #5: Finally open a workspace and use the Insert existing Project to workspace menu to add the newly created project file to the workspace.

It's hardly rocket science

Cheers Jussi

[mgag]

If anyone is interested in the script to create a Workspace,

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import glob, os, fnmatch

def all_files( patterns, search_path, pathsep = os.pathsep):
    patterns = patterns.split(";")
    for path in os.walk(search_path):
        for pattern in patterns:
            for match in glob.glob(os.path.join(path[0], pattern)):
                yield match

file_FileList = open("fileList.txt", "w")
file_DirList = open("project_dirs.txt", "rU")

line_prefix = "        <file>"
line_suffix = "</file>\n"

file_FileList.write('<Project name="P4" sorted="Yes">\n')
file_FileList.write('    <Folder name="P4_WorkSpace" sorted="Yes">\n')

for line in file_DirList:  # line = directory path
    for match in all_files( search_path = line[:-1], patterns = "*.c;*.h", pathsep = "\n" ):
        file_FileList.write( line_prefix + match + line_suffix )

file_FileList.write('    </Folder>\n')
file_FileList.write('</Project>\n')

file_FileList.close()
file_DirList.close()

[petar12345]

When creating a Workspace, when specfying the directories, it would be nice to be able to specify a file to import. The file would be a list of directories. Optionally, the list could be directories and file specifications, including wildcards. My project has 100s of directories of which ~60 make a Workspace - manually selecting these directories is tiresome. I have to select these for each Workspace in each clientspace I have.

You can edit project file project_name.zpi with Zeus editor.
It is fastest way to me.
You must not be in project "project_name" when edit project_name.zpi with Zeus.
Always make copy of project_name.zpi before and after editing.
If you make bad mistakes in project_name.zpi Zeus can erase all folder and files lines in it when you open project "project_name".
If that occur, close project "project_name". Copy saved project_name.zpi to original project folder. Correct mistakes. Save to original project folder and make copy of new project_name.zpi. Open project with Zeus editor.

[jussij]

Hi Petar,

Your checklist is very accurate. It is exactly what I do when I need to make a change to the project

The only thing I can add is to get the name of the project/workspace file I just select the Workspace panel, select the project or workspace item and then use the right mouse click, Copy name(s) to clipboard menu to get the name of the file

Cheers Jussi

[jussij]

This latest release adds the ability to drag and drop files and folders from the Windows Explorer onto any project node of the workspace.

This latest release can be found here: http://www.zeusedit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5306

Cheers Jussi

[mgag]

I will give this feature a try sometime.

I wrote a python script to create Zeus Workspace projects and I have tried to upload it a few times but it gets blocked by the spam guard.

[jussij]

I wrote a python script to create Zeus Workspace projects and I have tried to upload it a few times but it gets blocked by the spam guard.

Could you try posting this again to the Scripts section of the forum

I have made a few changes that should hopefully mean it no longer gets blocked by the spam filter

If it does stil fail, them send me the message text and script as an e-mail I will use it to fix the spam filter.

Cheers Jussi