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    macOS Automator / AppleScript Question - TextEdit

    Hello All. I'm very new to scripting in macOS. I was wondering if there is any way, either within automator or with AppleScript, to check if there is any text inside an open TextEdit document? Any ideas? It's part of a larger automation but the only aspect of it I can't seem to find. Thanks
  2. katbel

    Resolved Automator won't move folders in Mojave

    I have few scripts created with Automator . All worked like a charm in High Sierra Now I cannot move or do anything if a folder in my user library is involved. In the automator script the folder appears with the red sign. How can I solve that? I already gave all the permissions in Security &...
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    macOS Automator - Filter and Move Files

    Hello, I have a workflow that takes all the files from a directory and any within subdirectories, then moves them. The files are filtered, then moved. But, as you can see my filter picks up three files but only moves two. This must be because it can't move two files with the same name into the...
  4. mpainesyd

    Applescript automations not working in Mojave

    i have an Applescript-generated app for taking screen snapshots which has worked well for many years of OSX/macOS updates. I have just installed Mojave 10.14.1 and the App generates an error like "not authorised to send keystrokes..". I have added the app to the Accessibility list in Security...
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    macOS AUTOMATOR - Help - Open App in full screen

    Save everyone. I would like this: When I turn on the computer, I would like to automatically open (after logging in) specific software and launch the full screen mode. Now for this I use the keyboard commands: CMD + 1. (My software is a playout of a video signal like quick time player) thank...
  6. GuillaumeB

    Need help with 10.14 and basic automator script

    Hello, I have been using a very basic Automator script that auto move files and folders on the Desktop to another place in my Mac (under my main user account, nothing fancy). Yet even though the script is quite simple, i'm having problem with Automator ever since I installed the beta. I was...
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    Automator 'text to audio' workflow not completing

    Hi! I'm having issues with Automator not completing 'text to audio' workflows. It runs, but takes forever and doesn't seem to be able to complete. Pressing stop then freezes Automator with the spinning wheel and I have to force quit. I've used this workflow loads of times before for ebooks...
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    macOS AppleScript - Passing Automator input into a handler

    Hello. I'm new to AppleScript and am trying to incorporate it into an Automator script. I'm trying to trim text using a handler I found online. However, using the run handler to set the input variable (the default AppleScript) code for Automator, causes an error saying that I can't have two run...
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    macOS Rename Files in Automator Using EXIF Data

    Hello, I mostly use automator to do most of my job as well as renaming files. Now what I would like to do is: 1)Sort files using "EXIF" data created date, if no info of EXIF, sort according to file created date (I do not want to use file created date directly, cause EXIF and this are...
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    macOS How to use current folder as input in Automator?

    Hello, Let me preface by saying that I'm a novice at Automator and have only built really basic stuff, and I don't know AppleScript at the moment. That said, I'm trying to use vanilla Automator functions for now to solve the current challenges. I'm trying to build a workflow or app that will...
  11. seth.feinberg

    macOS Automator Folder Action: "Get Specified Items" enacting on EVERYTHING, not just the specified items

    I have a Automator Folder Action enabled on my Dropbox folder with only 2 items: "Get Specified Items - mSecure" and "Move Finder Items - Move to Backup". However instead of moving JUST the mSecure folder when it shows up, it moves EVERYTHING that is added to the folder to Backup. More color...
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    macOS Help programming illiterate: Automator script - error; no such file or directory

    I have a simple script that allows me to rename files from a CSV. Column 1 files to renamed into column 2. It was working a few months ago on 10.11. I'm running 10.12.1 at the moment. Mentioning this as I can't think of any other changes. Notes: all image files in /rename csv file is also in...
  13. hurleyint1386

    macOS Automated Printing

    I'm looking to set up a workflow for a photo gig coming up. Here's what I would like to do: Take a photo with a camera (Canon 6D) wirelessly tethered to a MacBook Pro (using Kuuvik Capture). Have a watch folder service using Automator on the session folder where the photos are being imported...
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    Automator sub-folder eliminator

    I wrote an Automator app that eliminates sub-folders 1x1, but I'd lie to be able to d&d more than 1 top level (host) folder onto the app at a time. The app was written for the USB stick that my music is on for my car. The car recognizes 1500 folders max. Since my stick has subs for each LP...
  15. ZapNZs

    UPS + MBP - Setting MBP to automatically force quit Apps & shut down at a certain battery percentage

    I would like to have a means of setting my MacBook Pro (2014 15in, El Cap 10.11.6) to shut down at something like 95% capacity remaining when running on battery power, and that this shutdown will override any save-change dialogs and, if necessary, force quit all open Apps to ensure a successful...
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    Schedule download of url file with Automator

    Is there a way to have automator schedule the download of a url file once per day at 2pm? The file will need to overwrite the existing file each time when saved.
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    macOS Remove delimiter section from filename with Automator

    I'm creating an automator script that copies files from one folder to another and then runs an AppleScript to rename the file by splitting via delimiter and resaving with the second item. For example, using file names of: a new file$SG789.jpg file_2$123-456.jpg file_name$LG123.jpg...
  18. vecgtt

    Automator Encryption

    I am trying to get automator to encrypt a batch of pdfs in folders and then copy over to my gdrive folder to get uploaded to my google drive. Has anyone been able to do this successfully? Thanks
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    Multiple rename using Automator

    Hi ! I'm trying to use Automator to rename multiple files. It's works well on the most of files, but it rename only 1 in the case of certains file. For instance, I have 10 .mkv files from serie's season with long names, and the Automator script do not work... :-( What can I do ?
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    macOS Automator + Applescript > copy files from folder

    I want to make backup of remote ftp folder to local folder. In Automator, I had an applescript that mount my remote ftp: on run {input, parameters} #Connect to server tell application "Finder" mount volume "ftp://server_name/path_to_folder/img" as user name "user_name" with password "password"...
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