macOS Automator variable problem

[alex_a]

I've created an automator app to rename files in a folder (separate parts of the filename are changed using search and replace) - three renames are fixed, but the final one I wanted to use a variable. So the script:

1) asks for the text and saves it to a variable
2) does rename 1
3) does rename 2
4) does rename 3
5) does rename 4 using the variable

If I use only steps 1-4 it works great, but including step 5 makes the whole app not do anything. I included display steps to show the variable and make sure it was saved correctly and it is. So I don't understand why it's not working.

Greatly appreciate your help to solve this!

 

[kryten2]

You can always create a workflow and give it some files to process. See if you get the results you expected in the Results section of every action.

1. Get selected/specified Finder Items
2. Do your stuff
3. If everything works then remove step 1 and turn into application

 

[alex_a]

You can always create a workflow and give it some files to process. See if you get the results you expected in the Results section of every action.

1. Get selected/specified Finder Items
2. Do your stuff
3. If everything works then remove step 1 and turn into application

Seems the error was not adding a specific 'open folder' step. I thought I could just drag a folder onto the app which I had done with a previous version of the script (not using variable). having added that step, I now have to execute the app and tell it which folder to process, but it works fine.