Turning "Send to" into "Move to"

[Cervantes]

Hi;
I'm rolling out a new process for my users. Part of it involves them moving a file from G:\Fax\<name> to G:\Fax\Completed. However, when I put a shortcut to "Completed" into their send-to menu, it copies the file when they "Send To...Completed" . I need it to move the file instead. I know you can hold down a modifier key, but these are users, so I can't really do that.
Is there any way to force Windows to always move instead of copy (these are low-end users, they won't use send-to for anything else, and are unlikely to even move files on their own), or does anyone have another suggestion for how to do it quick and easy? [besides drag/drop or cut/paste... already done that nightmare, thank you]

Thanks!
Cerv

 

[wolluf]

Write a batch file & put shortcut to it on their desktop?

The sendto powertoy has a send to any folder option - with a copy or move option - but from what you say that may be too complicated.

 

[bcastner]

Make the operation a batch or script file implemented during logon.

copy g:\FAX\%username%\*.* g:\FAX\Completed
del g:\FAX\%username%\*.*

 

[HKinNYC]

Or simply have the users delete the file after they send it.

I'm sure they know how to delete things.

 

[CamaroLT]

ooo.. users and deleting. *cringe*

GOD I love the smell of NOS in the morning.

 

[Cervantes]

If I had my way, the "Delete" key on all my users keyboards would be epoxy'd into place so they could NEVER, EVER push it. *Sigh*

Thanks Wolluf, I did come across the powertoys bit, but anything that requires mental power superior to the average chipmunk is beyond these users.

And thanks bcastner...I also considered login or scheduled scripts, but I have very little faith in the users ability to remember "Don't delete this, it'll move itself." (Or even to reboot once a month) The last time I announced an emergency network outage ("Whaddya mean that's the power cord for your whole switch rack?" says the guy installing the new 10meg line), almost everyone in this department called me to tell me that no, I must be wrong, there was no outage, because their computers were still working.

I think the general idea of just whipping up a script is good, however, I've never had luck with getting them to run via sendto without it being set to moving the whole directory... I just want to move one file at a time (because then that's all they can screw up). Does anyone have any suggestions of how to pass the file name along to the batch file?

Thanks all!

 

[CamaroLT]

What about an app that would run on a server (Or whatever computer) that would just babysit the fax directory? If the user did a SEND TO, and it copied the file to the new directory, the software would detect that there was an update to a directory, and set a timer of say 5 seconds, it'd delete the file copied file? That way its automatic, the software can verify byte for byte that the copy was indeed performed successfully, if not, delete the COPIED file and do the copy on its own, etc, etc.

Such an app exists? Perhaps. Free? Maybe. Where? I dunno. Its still in my head at the moment.

GOD I love the smell of NOS in the morning.

 

[bcastner]

attrib +r

 

[CamaroLT]

Quite easy to change a file attrib, set a security setting (For NT/2K/XP) so that the user has access to delete/copy/move...

GOD I love the smell of NOS in the morning.

 

[PAndersen]

Add an item to the right-click menu (?) :

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/excerpt/winxphacks_chap1/index1.html

 

[PAndersen]

Maybe ContextMenu Plus can also do it :

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1339025,00.asp