Overlay Control Center: Dynamic Groups from Directory Contents

Hi,
I have a suggestion which is partly related with this thread.
It would be very useful to have dynamic groups which are defined by a group name, an associated directory in the file system and possibly a wildcard filename scheme (or a file type specification). On opening the workspace (or reloading the group from the control center) the group members would be generated dynamically (and included in the list as separate layers inside the group) by importing all files from the specified directory matching the wildcard scheme or the file type.
This would ease workflows including other applications and could also be nice for the handling of tracklogs or routes without the need to import every single file.
What do you think about this?
Best regards,
mtb
I have a suggestion which is partly related with this thread.
It would be very useful to have dynamic groups which are defined by a group name, an associated directory in the file system and possibly a wildcard filename scheme (or a file type specification). On opening the workspace (or reloading the group from the control center) the group members would be generated dynamically (and included in the list as separate layers inside the group) by importing all files from the specified directory matching the wildcard scheme or the file type.
This would ease workflows including other applications and could also be nice for the handling of tracklogs or routes without the need to import every single file.
What do you think about this?
Best regards,
mtb
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Thanks,
Mike
Global Mapper Support
support@globalmapper.com
But I think it's not possible to automatically assign a group name upon importing the files, correct?
Something like IMPORT_DIR_TREE DIRECTORY="..." FILENAME_MASKS="*.gpx" ASSIGN_GROUP="My Group Name" would be cool.
Best regards,
mtb
Thanks,
Mike
Global Mapper Support
support@globalmapper.com
I tried IMPORT_DIR_TREE DIRECTORY="..." FILENAME_MASKS="*.gpx" GROUP_NAME="Test"
and got the following warning: Unknown Paramter <GROUP_NAME> ignored.
Best ragards,
Moritz
Thanks,
Mike
Global Mapper Support
support@globalmapper.com