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Overlay Control Center: Dynamic Groups from Directory Contents

mtb
mtb Global Mapper User
edited April 2011 in Suggestion Box
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

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  • global_mapper
    global_mapper Administrator
    edited April 2011
    You could do this now by creating a custom script named as a workspace (.gmw) file and using the IMPORT_DIR_TREE command to import all of the files matching some mask and assign a group name to them.

    Thanks,

    Mike
    Global Mapper Support
    support@globalmapper.com
  • mtb
    mtb Global Mapper User
    edited April 2011
    Thank you, Mike! The IMPORT_DIR_TREE command is very helpful here.

    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
  • global_mapper
    global_mapper Administrator
    edited April 2011
    Try GROUP_NAME="My Group Name".

    Thanks,

    Mike
    Global Mapper Support
    support@globalmapper.com
  • mtb
    mtb Global Mapper User
    edited April 2011
    global_mapper wrote: »
    Try GROUP_NAME="My Group Name".

    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
  • global_mapper
    global_mapper Administrator
    edited April 2011
    Sorry that should be LAYER_GROUP, not GROUP_NAME.

    Thanks,

    Mike
    Global Mapper Support
    support@globalmapper.com
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