Send to X not working

[Relztrah]

OS: Windows XP Home

I love that old Send to X feature that was part of Windows 95 Power Toys because it would allow me to send the contents of a folder to the clipboard to print as a text file. I could simply select the contents of a folder, right click, use Send To and the clipboard was one of the options that Windows itself didn't allow without Send to X. Nothing else in Windows (or elsewere as far as I know) would allow this. I used to be able to download it from http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTSendToX.asp but the download link no longer works.

So I copied it from an old computer and installed it on this one, and for some reason it's not working. Granted, Windows Power Toys is over 10 years old, and they might not work on more recent versions of Windows, but I'd still like to perform this action. Is there any way to make Send To X work with Windows XP, or alternatively, some other program that will allow me to save the contents of a folder (the actual file names, not the files themselves) as a text file for printing?

Thanks,
Relztrah

[Sylvander]

My guess is that WinNT & Win95 didn't have a "SendTo" folder...that was included as part of the Windows OS for later versions.
I know it was included in Win98 & Win98SE, and I have it now in Win2000Pro located at "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\SendTo" & "C:\Documents and Settings\[my user name]\SendTo" [and just added by copying my own folder with its contents to "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\SendTo"].

If you want anything in particular added to the "Send To" sub-menu in every suitable Context Menu...
[Someone with administator capability should] Just add a shortcut[s] into each appropriate "SendTo" folder ["All Users", "Default User", and every user who wants it ] that links to the item[s] you would like included.
e.g. My Clipboard is at "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\clpbrd.exe" so I've just added a shortcut for that to the various "Send To" folders.

[Relztrah]

Thanks for your reply. Do I copy a shortcut to clpbrd.exe into my SendTo folder or the actual clpbrd.exe file?

[david eaton]

Alternatively, you could try "Send to anywhere" (http://www.trogsoft.com/products/sendto/)

[Sylvander]

"Do I copy a shortcut to clpbrd.exe into my SendTo folder"
Yes.

"or the actual clpbrd.exe file?"
Most definitely NOT.
Can you think why?
A shortcut file is only 1 kB.
The exe file is 98 kB in this case and some other file could be MUCH bigger!
Isn't that one of the reasons that shortcuts were invented?

[Relztrah]

I'm not making myself clear. I don't actually want to send files anywhere. What I want to do is create a list of file names located in a particular folder. Ideally this list would also include Size, Type and Date Modified. Then I would like to view this list using Word or Notepad...or even if there were a way to make Name, Size, Type and Date Modified columns on an Excel spreadsheet with files as rows, that would be fine.

What I'm saying is that I want a snapshot of a folder just like it is viewed in Windows Explorer without actually copying, opening or performing any action on the files themselves. Send to X allowed me to do this by putting the file names (I believe) in the clipboard and from there I could paste the file names (but not the files themselves) into a document. If there is a utility that will allow me to do this, please let me know.

Sorry about the confusion. I wasn't explaining myself and I think bringing up the issue of SendTo only made matters worse. Thanks for your help and any suggestions.

Relztrah

[mjc]

There is a very simple way to do what you want...

Open a command prompt in the directory you want listed, then type "dir > list.txt" (without the quotes). Or "dir /S > list.txt" (that will also list the subdirectories).

PS: You can even use .doc or .htm for your extensions...

[Relztrah]

Yes in fact that method will give me the information I want in a text file. Seems the old Send To Clipboard As Name feature put it in a prettier format, but this will be suitable. Thanks to all who have contributed.

Relztrah

[mjc]

Did a little looking around this morning...

SendToClip (http://www.fullspan.com/proj/toclip/index.html) has been specifically written to replace the missing Send to Clipboard as Name for the old power toys (in typical MS fashion, one of the most useful features has been dropped in the latest versions and the old version may not work)

Also found the whole Win95 Power Toys set here (http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wutoys/w95pwrtoysset/default.asp?site=95) (it may or may not require a bit of tweaking....like copying shortcuts to your SendTo or to the AllUser SendTo or altering the location of the standard install...such things can be done by editing the inf file before installing)

[mjc]

I just tried it...it works, no tweaking required, but the info copied seems to be just the path/name...no details.

[Relztrah]

I downloaded and unzipped the file, but I got lost at this step:

3. Installing ToClip

1. Copy toclip.exe to a directory that is on your system path, for example, c:\bin\toclip.exe.

2. Create a new Send To item (search in Windows Help for "send to" if you need help with this).

For the Target, enter a command like the following (adjust the paths for your environment): C:\bin\toclip.exe -a

and for the name, enter:

Clipboard (as name)
or another name of your choice. (This is the name that will be displayed in the Send To menu.)

I think this is all I really want to do. I don't care about the UNC feature or using ToClip from a command line.

Should I edit my autoexec.bat like in the good old days for step 1? And I know where the SendTo folder is, and how to add contents, but what does he mean by "target"? I'm a bit confused here. I'm old enough to remember DOS, but haven't used it for years. Thanks for your help.

Relztrah

[mjc]

I would just drop the exe into the Windows directory.

When you right click on a shortcut and select properties, you will find a "Target" value...that is the item to edit.

XP doesn't use autoexec...