How to walk through files

[Sportive]

How can I view next/previous files in the current directory without individually opening them via File/Open?

I am looking for a function similar to the left/right arrows in IrfanView for viewing images.

Did I miss something?

Thx

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, Sportive

At this time we do not offer a feature like this, and unfortunately do not have plans to implement one.

Kind regards,

[PHK]

If you use Windows explorer with the View optioned to Extra large icons, at least you will see the first page of each file.

[rakunavi]

Hello Sportive,

As Daniel has answered, the feature you are looking for does not exist. Also, there does not appear to be a way to use JavaScript to get a list of files in the current file's folder path, because it is restricted for security reasons.

However, with the Launch Applications feature, you can pass the file path of the current file to an external program by specifying %1 in the parameter field. Thus, there might be a slight possibility. The following video shows verification with a script created for autohotkey v1 as a proof of concept.

If you assign a shortcut key (*1) to the Launch Applications feature and then assign a shortcut key (*2) to each of the functions that display the previous and next files in the external program, you should be able to display the previous and next files using only the shortcut keys.
(*1) In the following verification, Ctrl+Shift+J was assigned.
(*2) In the following verification, Left Arrow key / Right Arrow key was assigned.

• Product Manuals » PDF-XChange Editor V10 » Tabs Guide » File Tab » Preferences » Launch Applications
  https://help.pdf-xchange.com/pdfxe10/in ... ns_ed.html

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#NoEnv
#Warn
SendMode Input
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%

#SingleInstance Force
#Persistent

FilePath = %1%
SplitPath, FilePath, , FileDir

; Get all PDF files in a folder
FileList := {}
Loop, Files, %FileDir%\*.pdf
{
    FileList.Push(A_LoopFileFullPath)
}

; Sort by file path
FileList.Sort()

; Get index value of current PDF file
for index, value in FileList {
    if (value = FilePath) {
        CurrentIndex := index
        break
    }
}

; Open previous PDF with left arrow key
Left::
    PrevIndex := CurrentIndex - 1
    if (PrevIndex >= 1) {
        send ^w
        Run, % FileList[PrevIndex]
        CurrentIndex := PrevIndex
    } else {
        SoundBeep
    }
return

; Open next PDF with right arrow key
Right::
    NextIndex := CurrentIndex + 1
    if (NextIndex <= FileList.Length()) {
        send ^w
        Run, % FileList[NextIndex]
        CurrentIndex := NextIndex
    } else {
        SoundBeep
    }
return

• Animation.gif

Of course, this is not a very good method, because once other applications are registered in Launch Applications, the usability of the application deteriorates drastically. So Daniel is right, it's practically impossible.

Best regards,
rakunavi

[Loki@99]

Hi Sportive,

For viewing purpose, you can also simply use the built-in preview feature in windows File Explorer.

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]