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sandbox

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Open multiple files in one instance
« on: June 15, 2022, 08:44:06 AM »
I select a number of txt files in Windows Explorer and select 'Open' in the context menu, each file opens in it's own instance of SlickEdit. I want all files to open in the same instance. Is this possible?
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Clark

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Re: Open multiple files in one instance
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2022, 12:23:06 PM »
If you open the files one at a time, do they open in the same SlickEdit instance?
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Re: Open multiple files in one instance
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2022, 08:32:19 AM »
Yes. Also, if I use the 'Send To' context menu item to open multiple files they all open in the same instance. It's only when I use the 'Open' menu item it opens one instance per file.
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Re: Open multiple files in one instance
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2022, 12:51:35 PM »
This is a limitation with v20. This is a race condition which is handled better by v21. You can simulate this by writing a batch file which invokes SlickEdit twice with two different files.
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Re: Open multiple files in one instance
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2022, 01:23:10 PM »
Thank you for the reply, it's not a major issue and something I can live with.
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