Need help for automator/applescript
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hello,
initial automator workflow made automated printing, use hazel watch folders , launch :
1 - indicated finder items => folder(s) specified
2 - folder content
3 - filter folder content => none of following conditions true : file extention not jpg
4 - dispense items incrementally
5 - add date , time => actual time hr min sec before name
6 - move finder items => folder specified
7 - open finder items => photoshop dropplet specified
8 - pause => time specified according photoshop dropplet execution
9 - loop => number of loops specified - results entry
@ step 7 need place condition if or if according name content :
if file name contains code1 open in photoshop dropplet code1
if file name contains code2 open in photoshop dropplet code2
, many needed if have more variables
@ point issue automator function "filter finder items" works if , if only
trying solve applescript newbie
here tried in place of step 7 (of course not working)
- execute applescript
if can tell me should try, in advancecode:tell application "finder" "filename" if "filename" contains "aaa" tell application "finder" open file using ":users:admin:desktop:folder:dropplet aaa.app" end tell else if "filename" contains "bbb" tell application "finder" open file using ":users:admin:desktop:folder:dropplet bbb.app" end tell else end if end if end tell
perhaps may going :
run applescript action :
finder example :code:on run {input, parameters} (* script goes here *) tell application "finder" -- insert actions here repeat 1 number of items in input set this_item item of input set filename name of this_item if filename contains "test" open this_item end if end repeat end tell --return input end run
code:tell application "finder" open document file "testfile.txt" of folder "documents" of folder "stagiair" of folder "users" of startup disk using application file "textedit.app" of folder "applications" of startup disk end tell
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