Title: Clean up your delphi directories with a simple rightclick
Question: How to clean your project directories in a easy way from dcu- and backup-files ?
Answer:
program Clean;
// The program registers as a explorer extension.
// Use rightclick on a Delphiproject directory and choose Clean Delphi files.
// Place the executable somewhere in program files and run once.
uses
SysUtils, Registry, WinTypes, FileCtrl;
var
dir:string;
const
// HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
DirExtensionKey='Directory\shell\clean';
SubKey='\command';
procedure PerformAction(const dir, fname: string);
// Set selected attributes for a file.
begin
if not SysUtils.DeleteFile(dir+fname) then
begin
end;
end;
procedure ScanDirectory(const dir, filemask: string);
// Call performaction for every file which looks like filemask
var
SearchRec:TSearchRec;
begin
if not DirectoryExists(dir) then
begin
MessageBox(0,'Directory not found','Clean',mb_ok);
Halt;
end;
if dir'' then ChDir(dir);
// Search subdirs ?
if TRUE then
begin
if FindFirst('*.*',faDirectory,SearchRec)=0 then
repeat
if (SearchRec.Name'.') and (SearchRec.Name'..') and
((SearchRec.Attr and faDirectory)=faDirectory) then
ScanDirectory(SearchRec.Name,filemask);
until (FindNext(SearchRec)0);
SysUtils.FindClose(SearchRec);
end;
// Ennumerate all files in current directory
if FindFirst(filemask,faAnyFile,SearchRec)=0 then
repeat
if (SearchRec.Name'.') and (SearchRec.Name'..') and
((SearchRec.Attr and faDirectory)=0) then
PerformAction('',SearchRec.Name);
until (FindNext(SearchRec)0);
SysUtils.FindClose(SearchRec);
// Directory up
Chdir('..');
end;
procedure DoPopupReg;
var
reg:TRegistry;
begin
try
reg:=TRegistry.Create;
except
Exit;
end;
if TRUE then
with reg do
begin
RootKey:=HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT;
OpenKey(DirExtensionkey,TRUE);
WriteString('','Clean Del&phi files');
CloseKey;
OpenKey(DirExtensionkey+SubKey,TRUE);
WriteString('',ParamStr(0)+' "%1"');
CloseKey;
end
else
with reg do
begin
RootKey:=HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT;
DeleteKey(DirExtensionkey);
CloseKey;
end;
reg.Free;
end;
begin
DoPopupReg;
if ParamCount0 then dir:=ParamStr(1)
else Exit;
ScanDirectory(dir,'*.dcu');
ScanDirectory(dir,'*.~*');
// You can add more files here
end.