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Title: Custom button on Windows Explorer Ribbon
Post by: phinix on Sat, 31 August 2019, 19:11:14

I would like to add custom button to Windows Explorer ribbon/toolbar.
Like next to New Folder button, I would like to add a button to create a new folder with today's date in name, not "New Folder".

Is it possible?

Title: Re: Custom button on Windows Explorer Ribbon
Post by: trizkut on Sat, 31 August 2019, 19:17:15

You'll probably have to find a program that allows you to modify the context menu, or go into the registry yourself like this:
https://superuser.com/questions/1155368/windows-10-how-to-change-new-folder-default-name-for-folders-in-explorer-to-cu

Title: Re: Custom button on Windows Explorer Ribbon
Post by: phinix on Sat, 31 August 2019, 20:37:30

OK, I don't know how to create a button, but added an item to context menu and have now a item "Todays Date Folder".
I put a batch under it to run md %date%, however it formats it in local format and creates a foldaer 01-Sep-2019.
I need it in this format DD-MM-YYYY

EDIT: OK, I only knew how to fix it by editting regional date and time format.
So I picked YYYY-MM-DD and set my batch to run:
@echo off
md %date:~0,2%-%date:~3,2%-%date:~6,4%

Added new item in context menu:

• Open registry
• Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell.
• Make a new key "Todays Date Folder"
• Inside this key, create another key command and add location of batch file

Add same in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\background