Bob, there are a couple other solutions that you may want to explore. One will work, the other won't. But both may be interesting even for Studio users who don't use RDS. The problem you raise (the hassle about moving among directories) is indeed an annoyance, and the CF5 Studio feature to have 2 file tabs is a great solution.
But for those who don't have Studio 5, here are 2 alternatives. First, there is a "favorite folders" feature in Studio. While you have a directory selected, right click on the file names area (not the directory names area) and choose "favorite folders". You can "add current folder to favorites" and then, in the future, when you want to return to it after choosing some other drive/directory, use the same approach and select the saved favorite. The gotcha: it doesn't work for RDS folders (or FTP). Doh! But for those who've never used it, it's still a great feature even when just working in different directories and/or drives on your local machine. Still, there is another solution. Try the "projects" tab instead (3rd from the right on a default configuration of the Studio "resource tab", where your files tab is). If you've never used it, it would probably be best to point you to the "Using CF Studio" help that comes with Studio (in the "help" tab in the resource toolbar). But quickly, in that "projects" tab, click the little "wand" icon at the top of the "window" that opens for that resource toolbar tab (or use Project>New Project). It opens a dialogue where you can choose a name and location of your project. You can point it to your RDS server (use the "folder" icon" to then point to your RDS server and intended directory). Fill out the other prompts as discussed in the "Using Studio" docs. (Just be careful not to point the location to a directory with too many files and/or subdirectories, since the default behavior is for it to create a project with all the files and subdirectories. That could be a lot of stuff!) Now, you can open the project in the projects tab (pointing at your RDS files) and use the files tab for your local files (or vice-versa). I've just created a "viewlet" for using "favorite folders". If you're not familiar with viewlets, they're a really cool way to show how to do complex things like this. It's like watching a movie while I walk you through the steps in Studio. I'd like to have done one for using the projects feature, but that will have to wait. It's bed-time. Check it out at http://www.systemanage.com/viewlets/. /charlie /charlie > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Bob Creedy > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 4:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [CFTALKTor] 'Saving' a RDS directory in Studio > > > Thanks guys, that's helpful. I was hoping there would be a > 'shortcut' facility > so I could easilty create a shortcut to the RDS directory that > would show in the > drop-down list of FTP/RDS servers - something like that. > > ..Bob > > Gary Bonde wrote: > > > What version of studio are you using? Studio version 5 and > maybe 4.5 have > > two file resource tabs that you can use. Use one file tab for > the remote > > directory and the other tab for the local directory. > > > > Gary Bonde > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Web/DB Analyst > > CECGeo Group > > www.cecgeo.org > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bob Creedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 3:05 PM > > Subject: [CFTALKTor] 'Saving' a RDS directory in Studio > > > > > Here's a question that's been bothering me for quite a while regarding > > > CF Studio: I do a lot of work using RDS, and it usually takes me a > > > couple of minutes to get set up so the directory I need to work on is > > > showing in the files tab. If I need to go to a local disk in > the files > > > tab, the RDS tree closes up and if I want to go back to the RDS > > > directory, I have to re-navigate to it. > > > > > > My question is this: Is there a way of 'saving' the directory I've > > > navigated to in RDS so that I can get back to it easily? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > ..Bob > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------ > > > > > > Robert Creedy > > > University of Guelph > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------ > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. > > > This message has been posted by: Bob Creedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > > > Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > > > This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. > > > (http://www.infopreneur.net) > > > > > > > - > > You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. > > This message has been posted by: "Gary Bonde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To Unsubscribe, Please Visit and Login to http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > > Manager: Kevin Towes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.CFUGToronto.org/ > This System has been donated by Infopreneur, Inc. > (http://www.infopreneur.net) -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Robert Creedy University of Guelph ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- - You are subscribed to the CFUGToronto CFTALK ListSRV. 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