How to mark/select 2 files from 2 different (!!!) dirs ?

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Assume I put a shortcut to a program on my desktop.
This program is able to receive 2 files as parameter e.g.

myprogam.exe filename1 filename2

Just think of a diff viewer as example.

Ok. If now the two files are located in the SAME directory I can mark both
and drag them onto the program shortcut and everything works fine.

But what if the files are in different directories ?

If I mark the first file in WinExplorer, then switch to the second directory
and mark the second file then the previous marking of the first file is lost.

Ok, I could copy the second file to the first directory in order to use multi-marking
but this is rather unconvenient.

How else can I mark 2 files in two different directories?

Martin
 
Martin said:
Assume I put a shortcut to a program on my desktop.
This program is able to receive 2 files as parameter e.g.

myprogam.exe filename1 filename2

Just think of a diff viewer as example.

Ok. If now the two files are located in the SAME directory I can mark
both and drag them onto the program shortcut and everything works
fine.

But what if the files are in different directories ?

If I mark the first file in WinExplorer, then switch to the second
directory and mark the second file then the previous marking of the
first file is lost.

Ok, I could copy the second file to the first directory in order to
use multi-marking but this is rather unconvenient.

How else can I mark 2 files in two different directories?

Martin
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Martin said:
Assume I put a shortcut to a program on my desktop.
This program is able to receive 2 files as parameter e.g.

myprogam.exe filename1 filename2

Just think of a diff viewer as example.

Ok. If now the two files are located in the SAME directory I can mark both
and drag them onto the program shortcut and everything works fine.

But what if the files are in different directories ?

If I mark the first file in WinExplorer, then switch to the second directory
and mark the second file then the previous marking of the first file is lost.

Ok, I could copy the second file to the first directory in order to use multi-marking
but this is rather unconvenient.

How else can I mark 2 files in two different directories?

Martin
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I think you're going to find it impossible. Users and not supposed to
be intelligent, and windows was written to dumb down a computer for the
idiots.
A simple solution would be to just copy one file to the 2nd folder. Now
they are in the same folder. I do the same thing, and have not found
a solution. I did figure out how to range files and make 2 ranges in
the same dir using the control key along with shift and mouse clicks.
But that's the most advanced.
 
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