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  1. Phoenix_E

    macOS Need help with applescript

    I had an applescript that used to work but now it no longer does. I'm not sure what's wrong with it but if someone could help me out it'd be greatly appreciated. Everytime I run this it returns "msng" and i can't figure out how to fix it. tell application "Safari" quit end tell set...
  2. R

    macOS Capture One: Applescript to change EXIF data in image

    I am testing out Capture One to switch over from Lightroom and as I shoot film and scan at home I always like to add in the camera and lens data. LR has plenty of plugins for this task but in Capture One it looks like my only option to change Camera Make/Model and Lens etc in the EXIF is to run...
  3. Cynthia Blue

    macOS Script to move files to new subdir

    I'm new to Applescript and Automator... I have done some limited cron scripting in my past but will need to relearn how to do it. What I'm looking to do is move all my .mp4 and .mov files from my hard drive to my external backup drive that's connected via my network. So basically just from one...
  4. P

    macOS Removing Paragraph Breaks in Word

    I have this script that combines word files into one file. I then drop that Word file onto Quark and drag it off to the side. The problem I'm having is that the imported text cuts off after the first paragraph and the rest of the text is overflowing. I'm trying to figure out how to replace the...
  5. M

    macOS Applescripting filemaker pro - referencing found set

    I am using FMP Advanced 15.0.3 with Mac OX 10.11.6 and can't seem to get/set field values of a set of found records, or indeed reference the fields properly. I have a three table database and one table,called Image_Files, has a container field manually set to store an image externally by...
  6. K

    macOS AppleScript and Automator. Pls help!

    Hey Guys! I cant get that AppleScript to work in Automator. It opens a Dialog, i can choose the Pictures to process, but fails at calling the exiftool shell script. I dont get it, how to hand over the files to exiftool. Could you guys take a look at it? Thanks in advance! on run {input...
  7. Slix

    AppleScript/Automator to download updates?

    Hey all! I just had an idea, to keep a better archive of versions of TenFourFox (and other applications, if they arise in popularity) while keeping them safely on my iMac G4 server. Would it be possible to have AppleScript or Automator check what version is the latest version of TenFourFox and...
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    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  8. buntonn

    Numbers to Excel and reverse help?

    Hi I have put together a spreadsheet in Numbers that I am sharing with someone who is on Windows. So I export it to excel and send to him. However now I need it that he can also update the spreadsheet. Is there any utilities like Automator or Hazel etc I could use so when I drop a numbers file...
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    • applescript automator excel numbers
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    • Forum: Mac Apps
  9. Nord

    macOS AppleScript to look for PDF content.

    Hello everyone. I've been looking for a way to search for a word inside a PDF document without opening it. The Automator function "Search PDF" is broken since OS X El Capitan. When I search for a "content" word, save the automator workflow, close the file and reopen it, the search field is...
  10. gpchess2k

    macOS Output Results from AppleScript

    Hello, I am trying to output the results from my script for transparency reasons so the end user sees what has run successfully. I know im suppressing errors in my script but could I still output and if so could I output the commands that did go through without error? Below is a small portion...
  11. AmazingHenry

    Some Useful AppleScripts

    EDIT: Made a Spotlight script with the help of @eyoungren and @Intell. Thanks for your help! Before reading: This isn't specifically PowerPC related but these only work on PowerPC, and they're made to help out with PowerPC projects, so I'll post them here. Anyway, on to the main post! So, I've...
  12. E

    macOS Improving this AppleScript to swap aliases with their original?

    Hey y’all, I wrote this AppleScript to swap alias files with their original (I have a huge sample library for Logic Pro X, and I’m often relocating individual files; LPX doesn’t do well with aliased samples, but I like keeping them organized!). on run {input, parameters} tell application...
  13. Asu

    macOS Applescript dialog with giving up

    I have another question regarding these dialogs: Is there a way to display the countdown of seconds in the dialog display? Thanks Asu
  14. Asu

    macOS Applescript Display Dialog - for real

    Hello, I need to capture whether a dialog gave up or not. tell application "Finder" display dialog "Do you want to do something?" giving up after 10 if <did give up after 10> then do one thing else do another thing end if end tell Thanks! Asu
  15. Erik Hjertholm

    macOS [Applescript] A no-answer alert for mail

    Hi, There are several ways of turning a email into a reminder, but is it possible to be reminded about a email only if it has not been answered within a given amount of time?
  16. A

    macOS Mail script

    I have tried several things, but none is working, so I'm addressing to the forum... The following code does exactly what I want it do do: tell application "Mail" set newMessage to make new outgoing message with properties {visible:true, sender:"Firstname Lastname <Firstname@telenet.be>"}...
  17. kimaldis

    macOS Applescript: do shell script fails when using foundation framework

    If I add use framework "Foundation" to an applescript, do shell script no longer works. I get an error "Syntax Error, Expected end of line, etc. but found identifier." with 'shell' highlighted in the script. If I remove the 'use framework' line or the 'use framework' line, the script works...
  18. MartinDeering

    macOS Full Working Applescript to Suspend/Reanimate Applications

    Hi. This is the full working code to suspend and reanimate applications. Code is posted below, as is a zip file with README.txt, Suspend or Reanimate Application script and app files. Description: Some applications do not have a pause button. They take CPU processing power and will not let it...
  19. wisecracker

    Simple Applescript help.

    For a few years now I have been developing a bash script that is a calibrated text mode AudioScope. A guy on here, 'kryten2', if he still on here, helped solve auto recording as a capture for OSX 10.7.5. The original function in my script that works fine is here:- #...
  20. T

    macOS [Request] A script to save PDF of current webpage & send to Notes

    Hi all, I was wondering if anybody might be able to write (or share) an Applescript that would send a PDF "printout" of the current webpage I'm viewing and then insert it into a new note Apple Notes (and ideally, could delete the local PDF once Notes has it). (t's exactly like if I were to...
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