General Question about __CheckInOut.exe

[quibb]

Hi There!

I wonder what parameter you have to give __CheckInOut.exe to work properly.
The normal way (if you have mounted an network drive) you just drag the file you want to check in/out onto the __CheckInOut.exe that is located in every folder.
I tried to add an context-menu entry to windows-explorer but i have no idea what this file wants from me….
i tried a couple ways, maybe someone can help me…

for example [ "Z:\User Homes\<name>\__CheckInOut.exe" %1 ] as the value in command.
This will start the .exe-File but along with some errors that the parameters are incorrect.

(Iam also trying to find out how to change Z:\User Homes\<name>\ into something like %cd% that just gives me the current directory im into…)

Maybe someone has already implemented the context-menu-Entry into the Windows-Explorer? Would be great help! Or maybe it's not possible?

Sorry for the english… iam not a native speaker
grettings
quibb

[sdavis]

Take a look at http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Desktop_Actions

[quibb]

Hey! Thanks for the quick answer!

I now know how to configure the server so that there are more actions available for the user and how to write these actions.
Is it always like that? :
For every action in the windows-explorer you put into the file-server-custom.xml the user just gets one more of these __*.exe - files?
The problem that i have is that i want to add these action to the context-menu of the windows-explorer. (when someone is right clicking the file, lock or unlock is displayed…)
I did not like the drag&drop to the __*.exe  -file.

Are there any other tutorials or stuff like that in the wiki?
(something like customizing the network-drive with new categories, building your own properties window etc.)

kind regards
quibb

[loftux]

Have a look at
http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Shell_Extensions
Points you to some useful resources, you will have to do a lot of coding.
/Peter Löfgren

[quibb]

Thx alot! That was exactly what i was looking for.
Yes… Maybe it is a lot of work, but in case we are using Alfresco for our company we need something different than these drag&drop actions…
The Goal is that the people here can work like before… and i don't thinck that they're happy with these drag&drop actions.

[norgan]

[…]we need something different than these drag&drop actions…

Hello quibb,
same feelings here, so how about offering your context menu function for checkin/checkout and showdetails to the public - or me 😉  - That would be neat.

Regards, Norgan

[quibb]

In case my company chooses Alfresco, i will try to implement theses things.
And of course i will offer it, but this should take a while…

kind regards
quibb

[patrick_brunner]

Hello everybody

does anyone have a solution for this issue?

I need to call the ShowsDetails and CheckInOut functions via the context menu of the current file in windows explorer.
Are there any Alfresco AddOns or 3rd party products?

Thanks for any feedback.

Patrick