brooks@sundance7.dab.ge.com (Steve Brooks) (01/10/91)
Is there an easy way to take a mail folder and save it in the actual order that elm sorts it by? In other words, I start with a folder in elm which has 4 messages shown in this order: 1 Mon dy user_A (20) message A 2 Mon dy user_B (31) message B 3 Mon dy user_C (15) message C 4 Mon dy user_D (93) message D Now I change the sorting criteria (via the options key), and the messages in the folder get displayed in a new sorted order: 1 Mon dy user_B (31) message B 2 Mon dy user_D (93) message D 3 Mon dy user_C (15) message C 4 Mon dy user_A (20) message A Now I'd like to save the messages in the above sequential order to a new (or the same) mail folder such that "B" was 1st in the file, "D" follows "B", etc. I could do it manually by saving each message one at a time to a new folder, but this would be tedious for larger mail folders. Any suggestions? -- %% Stephen (Steve) M. Brooks %% brooks@ge-dab.ge.com %% %% GE Simulation & Control Systems %% ...!uunet!ge-dab.ge.com!brooks %% %% P.O. Box 2825, Rm. 1370 %% ...!uunet!sunny.dab.ge.com!brooks %% %% Daytona Beach, FL 32115-2825 %% voice: (904) 239-4855 %%
jgd@convex.csd.uwm.edu (John G Dobnick) (01/10/91)
From article <9829@ge-dab.ge.com>,by brooks@sundance7.dab.ge.com (Steve Brooks): > > Is there an easy way to take a mail folder and save it in the actual > order that elm sorts it by? In other words, I start with a folder in [description deleted] [I actually found a use for "tagged" messages. :-)] I "tag" the messages ("t" command), and then do a "save". Elm then processes the messages in the current sort order. (And marks them as deleted as it progresses.) This was _not_ obvious (to me, at least) from the documentation. However, that might be my fault in not reading carefully. A little empirical verification (i.e., experimentation) quickly showed me what was happening, though. In your case, just "tag" all the messages and do a "save" to a new folder. (I have no idea what happens if you save to the "current" folder. It _might_ work, but I'm not brave enough to find out. :-) ) -- John G Dobnick (JGD2) Computing Services Division @ University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee INTERNET: jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu ATTnet: (414) 229-5727 UUCP: uunet!uwm!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!jgd "Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight." -- William Safire
brooks@sundance7.dab.ge.com (Stephen Brooks) (01/14/91)
I originally asked: +-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Is there an easy way to take a mail folder and save it in the actual | order that elm sorts it by? In other words, I start with a folder in | elm which has 4 messages shown in this order: | | 1 Mon dy user_A (20) message A | 2 Mon dy user_B (31) message B | 3 Mon dy user_C (15) message C | 4 Mon dy user_D (93) message D | | Now I change the sorting criteria (via the options key), and the messages | in the folder get displayed in a new sorted order: | | 1 Mon dy user_B (31) message B | 2 Mon dy user_D (93) message D | 3 Mon dy user_C (15) message C | 4 Mon dy user_A (20) message A | | Now I'd like to save the messages in the above sequential order to a new | (or the same) mail folder such that "B" was 1st in the file, "D" follows "B", | etc. I could do it manually by saving each message one at a time to a new | folder, but this would be tedious for larger mail folders. Any suggestions? +-------------------------------------------------------------------------- John G Dobnick (jgd@convex.csd.uwm.edu) replied: +-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | [I actually found a use for "tagged" messages. :-)] | | I "tag" the messages ("t" command), and then do a "save". Elm then | processes the messages in the current sort order. (And marks them as | deleted as it progresses.) | | This was _not_ obvious (to me, at least) from the documentation. | However, that might be my fault in not reading carefully. A little | empirical verification (i.e., experimentation) quickly showed me | what was happening, though. | | In your case, just "tag" all the messages and do a "save" to a new folder. | (I have no idea what happens if you save to the "current" folder. It | _might_ work, but I'm not brave enough to find out. :-) ) +-------------------------------------------------------------------------- I also got 2 e-mail replies which said basically the same thing: tag all the messages using control-T and enter the "space" character as the pattern to match which should probably match just about everything (if not, then tag those that were missed). Then do a S)ave to a new folder. That's all there is to it. Thanks Dave & Gertjan! P.S. Hey CSC! Did you get my reply to your mail? I sent it twice: 1st time it bounced, 2nd time no bounce (yet)...? -- %% Stephen (Steve) M. Brooks %% brooks@ge-dab.ge.com %% %% GE Simulation & Control Systems %% ...!uunet!ge-dab.ge.com!brooks %% %% P.O. Box 2825, Rm. 1370 %% ...!uunet!sunny.dab.ge.com!brooks %% %% Daytona Beach, FL 32115-2825 %% voice: (904) 239-4855 %%