Remove entries from FTP 'Change Directory' combobox

[iguanodon]

How Can I remove entries from the FTP 'Change Directory' combobox? For some accounts the list has grown quite large, and there are lots of directories I don't use any more.

[Mofi]

I never used the FTP feature of UE, and so don't know where the directories are really stored. But the directories can be only saved in uedit32.ini or in the file configured at Configuration - FTP - Store FTP accounts and settings in user selected file. You should be able to open the files and delete the not anymore used directories. The full path and name of the INI file is displayed at Configuration - Application Layout - Advanced.

[iguanodon]

Thanks, the info was in my FTP account user selected file. Unfortunately the paths are stored hex encoded, so it's pretty hard to tell which ones to delete. For example:

Path History New0=2F6578706F72742F686F6D65

I was able to delete all of the 'Path History*' entries and start from scratch, which for me is better than having all of the old paths in the drop-down.

[Mofi]

Aha, nice to know, thanks.

Without having a test file I have written quickly a small script which copies the active file to a new file if it contains the case-sensitive string "Path History New" and converts all the path history entries in hexadecimal to ASCII in this new file. So you should get a copy of your file with the account data with readable path history entries. I hope this litte script is helpful for you or somebody else.

Please note: It does not contain any checks on valid data. It is really a quick and dirty script.

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// This little script converts path history entries in hex to ASCII.

if (UltraEdit.document.length > 0) {
   UltraEdit.insertMode();
   UltraEdit.columnModeOff();
   UltraEdit.ueReOn();
   UltraEdit.activeDocument.top();
   UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.mode=0;
   UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.matchCase=true;
   UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.matchWord=false;
   UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.regExp=false;
   UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.searchAscii=false;
   UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.searchDown=true;
   UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.searchInColumn=false;
   if (UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.find("Path History New")) {
      UltraEdit.selectClipboard(9);
      UltraEdit.activeDocument.selectAll();
      UltraEdit.activeDocument.copy();
      UltraEdit.newFile();
      UltraEdit.activeDocument.paste();
      UltraEdit.clearClipboard();
      UltraEdit.selectClipboard(0);
      UltraEdit.activeDocument.top();
      UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.regExp=true;
      while (UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.find("Path History New[0-9]+=")) {
         UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.find("[0-9A-Fa-f]+");
         var sHexPath = UltraEdit.activeDocument.selection;
         var nPathLength = sHexPath.length;
         var sAsciiPath = "\"";
         for (var nCharIndex = 0; nCharIndex < nPathLength; nCharIndex += 2) {
            var sHexValue = sHexPath.substr(nCharIndex,2);
            var nCharCode = parseInt(sHexValue,16);
            sAsciiPath += String.fromCharCode(nCharCode);
         }
         sAsciiPath += "\"";
         UltraEdit.activeDocument.write(sAsciiPath);
      }
   }
}

[iguanodon]

Thanks, Mofi! That quick and dirty script worked like a charm!