Delete current file and open next: Is there a native command?

[fedeabba]

Hello,

I am looking for a way to delete the PDF I am currently reading and immediately open the next file in the directory.

Since I couldn't find a single native command for this, I mapped four custom shortcuts in SumatraPDF's Advanced Settings (CmdDuplicateInNewTab, CmdOpenNextFileInFolder, CmdPrevTabSmart, CmdDeleteFile) and chained them using this AutoHotkey v2 script:

AutoHotkey

#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0
#SingleInstance Force

#HotIf WinActive("ahk_exe SumatraPDF-3.6.1-64.exe")

F12:: {
Send("^+p") ; CmdDuplicateInNewTab
Sleep 200
Send("^+{Right}") ; CmdOpenNextFileInFolder
Sleep 200
Send("^+{Tab}") ; CmdPrevTabSmart
Sleep 200
Send("+{Delete}") ; CmdDeleteFile
}

#HotIf

Is there a native, simpler way to achieve this directly within SumatraPDF without external scripts?

Thanks.

[GitHubRulesOK]

hmm the more automated control would be DDE it strings commands like one (ideally direct to the background server Sumatra control [item] [item]
However you could try commandline sumatrapdf -dde [item] [item] [item]
That could be a REFLECTIVE CMD via External viewers, but filename paths are a bug bear as need escapes thus most likely a SHIM.CMD would be required

since your using SENDKEYS a VBS script could perhaps be better as NATIVE

[fedeabba]

Thanks for your reply!

[kjk]

Implemented as CmdDeleteFileAndOpenNext. It will be available in the next pre-release build.

[fedeabba]

I will try it in the next build. Thanks!!