Multi-select objects in Object Browser

[nick-roux]

I can multi-select (ctrl-left click) objects in Object Browser, but can not run actions over the multiple objects.

If I select multiple source members in Object Browser and hit Enter, only the last selected member will open and selection is removed.
Doing the same in the VSCode Explorer over local files will open all files selected.

Same happens if you right click on multiple selected objects to run an Action. Selected gets messed up when you right click and the Action will only run for one object.

It will be really useful to be able to run custom actions over multiple objects in the Object Browser.

[sebjulliand]

There is not much we can do about the Multi-select + enter situation as we have no control over how the default command is called over the select items.

However, running Custom actions on multiple items is something I can look into (as well as opening multiple items using the right click -> open action).

[nick-roux]

Thanks Sébastien,

Running custom commands on multiple selected items will be a huge win if that can be done.
It is one of the things that many of our developers (and ops) report that they use often in STRAMT and STRPDM.

The custom action in Code4i works perfectly, but to be really useful they need to work on multiple selected objects/members.

Can live without Multii+Enter, it is safer to be explicit anyway.

[sebjulliand]

@nick-roux I submitted a new PR to allow running commands on multiple items (including custom actions 😉): #2620

You can try it before it's being released by downloading the build attached to the PR if you want: #2620 (comment)

[nick-roux]

Thanks @sebjulliand.
Some quick testing looks good. Will be using it over the next couple of days and report back if I see any issues.

[sebjulliand]

The PR #2620 has been merged and a pre-release is out with. Actions can now officially be run on multiple items.