Wow, thanks! you are so fast!

@Eric: the ShowLocalDirectory tiddler at Tiddlytools does not work, it
says "error reading \\www.tiddlytools.com\" . I tried to search for it
as well, but it keeps giving the same result.
@Wolfgang: Thanks! 1. is it possible to drop entire folders and
subfolders with this plugin?

Best to both.

On Sep 27, 6:20 pm, wolfgang <[email protected]> wrote:
> > It should be possible re-use some of the code from that tiddler to
> > automatically create tiddlers from the files and folders.
>
> ..in a hurry to send this post before Eric has rewritten
> ShowLocalDirectory.. ;-)
>
> http://scphillips.com/tiddly.html#FileLinkDropHandler
>
> .. basically already does what you would want (though don't know if it
> still works with the current TW version):
>
> This plugin is a handler for Bradley Meck's FileDropPlugin. It's
> purpose is to enable users to keep notes about files in their
> TiddlyWiki. When installed, if you drop a file onto the TiddlyWiki you
> will be prompted for a name of a tiddler. If the tiddler does not
> already exist then it will be created with a tag of "file" and the
> location of the file (along with the time and user) will be stored in
> the tiddler's extended fields. A link to the file (and the time and
> user) is displayed when you view the tiddler. You can then use the
> tiddler in the normal way to make notes about the file and click on
> the link to open the file. If you use the name of a tiddler that
> already exists, then that tiddler's extended fields will be
> overwritten with the new information and it will be tagged as "file"
> to make the extended field view/edit work. In this way, you can update
> the location of a file if it moves on your filesytem while still
> keeping your notes, or add a file link to an existing tiddler.
>
> Regards..
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