Hey! Just wondering if there is a way to batch edit pdf documents and set the "Page Layout" and "Magnification" attribute of a document so that they all the documents are displayed the same way if you open them. I'm a Mac so a Automator or AppleScript solution would be cool! BTW I have Acrobat Pro. Thanks!! ...
Im trying to use a variable in Automator to save images into a specific folder. Strangely when you create a new folder and you use a variable, it allows you to set the base path... but if you try to "Download URL" it does not allow you to select the base path to add the variable onto and it breaks the transaction. Im sure applescript ...
Do Automator variable persist between executions of a workflow? If a variable is set during the execution of a workflow, can I get the last value assigned to a variable, once the workflow is executed again? ...
I'm working on an Automator workflow in which I need to take in a text string, do some processing, and then display it to the user, preferably in a manner similar to Address Book's or Quicksilver's "Display in Large Type", but I haven't found any actions to do this. Does anyone know of any? ...
I was wondering if there was a way in Automator to use Applescript code to get the extension of a file, and if it equals a specific extension (e.g. .pdf or .rtf) move to a specific folder for that extension (e.g if (extension == pdf) { move to folder "~/PDF Files" } else if (extension == rtf) { move to folder "~/Rich Text Files" }) ...
I have a text document (1MB, TXT file) with a little more than 17,500 lines. What I'm hoping to be able to do is to sort those lines by character length and have it output to either the same file (which is then saved) or a new file entirely. Either one works fine as long as I know ahead of time. Bonus points if I could do it through Aut...
So there's this weird behavior in Apple Remote Desktop where computers will report self-assigned IPs back to the console before they've gotten their real IPs from the DHCP server, and then since ARD contacts computers based on this IP address, they become "lost," in a manner of speaking. I can fix this by wiping out the 169.x.x.x address...
If I use import os os.system("pdflatex myfile.tex") from iron python it just works. If I start to Automator and use "Run shell script" switch the shell to python the same command is not executed anymore. Any ideas ? ...
I have created a Finder service using Automator. Service does appear on finder contextual menu on right click of any Folder. I want the service should be active only for the specific folder and folders present inside it. i.e contextual menu should appear only right click of that folder and folders present inside it. Is there any way to ...
I would like to grab whatever text is selected in an application, then open a web page and set the value of a textarea on that page to the selected text. I can't find any way to set the text. I can get the selected text and open the web page, but setting the text is eluding me. ...
Hi, the problem i face is this: I would like to have in a context menu (when i right-click on a folder) an action to be executed and display the output to the user, inside, let's say, a text area window with a vertical scrolling bar. Suppose, that the action is just a shell script that executes a "find" command inside the given directo...
Hello. Is it possible with Automator to create a new folder, but when doing so to have the user enter the location and name the older should be? So, I take an image, scale and rename it, and save it to a new folder defined during the runtime? Thanks. ...
Stackoverflow is a terrific and valuable resource for learning from others how to solve problems. I can get good answers to questions fairly fast. But, sometimes, I don't really want an answer, I want a simple solution, a small task performed and it would not be etiquette to ask the community to perform task as it is to ask for answers...
I've created the simplest Automator Folder action. 1) Folder action receives files and folders added to TargetFolder 2) Copy Finder Items To: DestinationFolder, checked Replace existing files I then verified that the folder action was assigned to the folder by viewing Services -> Folder actions setup... The action worked once and then ...
I've seen a lot of questions about this on the interwebs but no answers. Is there a way to refer to an Automator 'variable' within AppleScript? I'd like to do some string manipulation as part of a workflow. I've worked around this by using Get Variable and passing them into temporary files, but it's kind of ugly. ...
I have a folder which contains the following files: Elephant.19864.archive.other.pdf Elephant.17334.other.something.pdf Turnip.19864.something.knight.pdf Camera.22378.nothing.elf.pdf I want these files moved to the following structure Archive Elephant Elephant.19864.pdf Elephant.17334.pdf Turnip Turnip...
How do I use AppleScript/Automator to make a service that'll make an empty AppleScript file in the selected folder? ...