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The macros have changed in version 8.3. The online help file always corresponds to the latest FreeFileSync release.Zenju

Oops! I just saw the 8.3 version and installed it. These are working now. I guess we crossed paths and I spoke to soon... my bad!

The FFS Help file shows the environment variable for the right side of the grid as
%item_path2%... (See Attachment) it does NOT seem to work!

The pop-up when placing the mouse over the “Command Line” area on the "Macro Options" screen shows %item2_path% and it seems to work as expected.

Thanks ...

A %base_folder_path% doesn't make sense to show in the folder drop down list. I think you simply want to start an external application and pass %base_folder_path%, %base_folder_path2% commands that are substituted by the current folder pair. If not, can you give a concrete example of what you want ...

So you basically want some %base_folder_path% macro and not the full %item_path%?
If that is what appears in the pull-down area of the UI (User Interface) Grid in FFS, Then YES! But I would like to have one for the source pull-down and one for the Target pull-down. These would be very handy when ...

Do you want to transfer the macro from a calling .bat file to FreeFileSync or from FreeFileSync to an external application started from its main dialog?
From FreeFileSync to an external application. I want to set the two paths in the FFS Graphical interface pull-downs and have these base paths ...

I have been trying to find a way to reference the FFS source path and FFS target path in a DOS BAT (batch) file. These are the ones displayed in the FFS UI grid,
When I try to define them in the BAT file it does not carry over so that I can use them in another Macro or another BAT file.

Would it ...

Just minimize FFS to the notification area during sync. The first time you do this, the icon quickly flashes and is then removed forever, unless you make it visible again as described above. This is the Windows 7 (and above) design and AFAIK there is no way to permanently show the notification area ...

Applications are not shown in this list unless they've used the notification area at least once.Zenju

So how do you get FFS to use the "Notification Area" the first time?

Why not use the normal FFS progress dialog which waits when finished?
Alternatively, just make the FFS notification area icon visible so you'll know the sync has finished when the icon vanishes: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/change-how-icons-appear-in-the-notification-area
This link ...

I have spent a few hours getting RE-familiar with the Windows DOS commands.
I created a BAT (Batch) file but there is an easier way to do what you want.

Setup Procedures:
1. While in FFS select “Tools/Options”
2. On the next open Macro line type the following on the right-hand side…
“cmd /C copy ...

I understand, but I would like the program to do this automatically for me and not I enter the program and run, will have as a program to synchronize only the files in a directory source to destination without the directory structure go to the target and but only the files in an automated way? For ...

Once you have the files in the new target location…
1. Just set up a new target path and do a regular comparison.
[You can exclude the files/folders on the source side that you do not want to include. See the Filter function (F7).]
2. Save the comparison (Save as...) and it will be available for ...

See the “Copy to” option.

Free File Sync File Copy Procedure:
1. Highlight (select) all of the files you want to copy.
2. Right click on them and select “Copy to…” (or press “Ctrl+T”)
3. In the pop-up window, press the “Browse” button and select the place you want to copy the files to. [You can ...

Thanks! That really helps to understand the reasoning.
NOTE:
After spending some considerable time in the help manual (pressing F1), I have discovered that I can get what I want rather quickly by using the filter function (F7) instead of the Find (ctrl-F) function. F7 allows the wild card ...

How do i find/search for a specific file?
Pressing "ctrl-F" does bring up a search box but what are the rules for searching?
I can not find any help in the in the F1 help Manual.
The old DOS wild card indicators (*, ?) do not seem to be recognized as such.
Does anyone have a better guess than that?