An application developed by Apple for Mac OS X that implements the creation of workflows.
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apple tv ssh script automation
I have a Apple TV 2nd generation that is jailbroken and I run xbmc on it. At times it gets hung or freezes up. At that point, I open up the terminal on my macbook and run this script.
ssh ...
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How to customize Finder's Share menu?
Is there a way to add custom services to Finder's Share menu?
I have created an automator service to copy selected files to my Dropbox directory (similar to this).
I enabled this service in the ...
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System Services in Automator won't start
For about a week it occurs that System Services created in Automator suddenly refuse to work.
It happens on all Services, system-wide, i.e.:
Open in Marked in Byword
Create Symlink in Finder
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Keeping a VMWare View session alive?
On OS X 10.8, I have the VMWare View client installed, and frequently use it to log into a remote Windows machine. Unfortunately, the way the infrastructure is set up, it frequently times out very ...
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Can AppleScript automatically press a key for me in an application?
I'm trying to devices an AppleScript that will automatically press the right arrow key for 1 second, then the left arrow key for 1 second and repeat this in an endless loop until I interrupt it.
Here ...
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Compress files with the output name same as Parent Folder with Automator
I've been searching the internet for a solution to this. I would like to create an Automator workflow that will zip the selected files, name the zip the name of the Parent directory and save that zip ...
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How to search PDFs and extract matching pages with Automator?
I am trying to make an Automator workflow that will alllow me to:
Specify a folder to run the actions on
Search all PDF files in that folder for a certain word (my client's name)
Create a new PDF ...
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Automator “watch me do” without moving the cursor?
Using Automator's "watch me do" feature, I recorded my cursor closing a small google chat window in Safari. I saved this as an application, so i can open the application with another program when it ...
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Create a automator application able to launch and quit from dock
I have a shell command thats runs endlessly, until you stop it using Control-C. When I run it from the Terminal, it goes something like:
$ /abspath/to/my-command
Command is running ...
Use Control-C ...
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Automator: Using Cmd F in a “watch me do” and trying to make decisions based on the results
Using automator, I have navigated to a website that required a password, pulled up a page and need to search that page for a word. Let's say the word is "flowmaster" for example. I had Automator do ...
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How created watched folder with Automator to auto import new files into itunes?
I was wondering if someone could help me with this. This what I'd like to do:
File is downloaded into Folder A, it is automatically imported into itunes and then moved to folder B. This happens ...
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Are there more robust tools than Automator to extract text from multiple PDF?
There is an action in Automator that allows you to programmatically "Extract PDF Text", but it fails when fed a moderate amount of files (25 to 100). Worse, it fails without logging anything helpful ...
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Can I find and replace Core Text/Cocoa text strings in any application?
My scenario:
I use an app called Antetype for UI design.
Antetype uses OS X-native technologies for text rendering (it uses the system-standard text palette).
Antetype does not have a find and ...
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An Automator workflow for extracting text as speech from PDF files
I get PDFs to revise course content which I want to convert to MP3 files and take with me as spoken audio.
Automator offers 'text to speech' conversion and it's great. When I try and build a workflow ...
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How can I set 4 x 6 as the default printer setting?
I'm working on a photo booth web app that's going to run at a kiosk, and I'm trying to figure out how users can make a 4 x 6 printout of their photo.
When the user requests a printout, PHP resizes ...
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Should I use Automator or another program for repetitious tasks?
I have 100s of images to save out in a different format for a project that I am working on. And the problem is I have to do them one at a time, so I am wondering if there is some way to record the ...
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How to pass inputs to a shell script in automator?
I want to pass the filename of the file I rightclicked to a shell script through automator:
# encrypt file.txt to file.enc using 256-bit AES in CBC mode
openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -salt -in file.txt ...
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How to use Automator to upload my real estate listing to web?
I want to use Automator to extract any text in a set region of a PDF, extract all images from the PDF, place all the text in corresponding fields of an Excel spreadsheet, and then upload that ...
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One-click automated USB trash delete
Is there any way I can create an automator service or app to delete ALL trash from any USB drive (my own account's trash plus everybody else's)?
I've read several solutions involving Terminal, ...
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How to execute a Folder Action or another Automator script when I make changes to a folder?
How to execute a Folder Action or another Automator script when I make changes to a folder?
And by changes I mean not just deleting or inserting new file, the most important for me is when the content ...
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What have you done with Automator? [closed]
I have only done a small amount of with with Apple's Automator application. However, it is very powerful and can be used for a wide array of purposes and applications.
What are some of the cool ...
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Transfer podcasts
I just switched from iMac to Macbook Pro and I wanted to transfer all my podcasts to it without downloading them all over again.
Copy/Pasting the podcasts folder won't list it in iTunes.
A found a ...
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Updating modifier key mappings through defaults command tool
I am trying to automate the inital setup of my macbook, that includes installing software and changing OS X configuration to my needs.
I have tried to update the modifier keys with defaults, the ...
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Automator crashes on Lion, error: Exited abnormally: Broken pipe: 13
I wrote a workflow to check battery duration, on osx 10.8.3 works perfectly and on 10.7.5 crash after a random time.
In console I get this error:
com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: ...
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Automator - Conversion from image files to Files/Folders failed
I am trying to do a simple task of just taking a screenshot with automator and importing that screenshot into iPhoto. The screenshot takes fine and saves it to the correct location. It does save as ...
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Creating an automated HFS+ compressed folder
I would like to set up an automated way for archiving files in OS X Lion. By archiving I mean using HFS+ compression feature on a specific folder, and make every file that I move into this folder ...
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Automator: How to replace a particular string with the filename?
Within Automator, how can I replace a particular string in many different files with the filename of each file?
// UPDATE
Using a "Run Shell Script" process I am able to get the body of a test file ...
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Automator apps as Login Items not working
I have two automator built applications which I want to run when a user logs in. I tried adding them to the Login Items of the user. But when I log that user in, both automator apps fail to run.
If ...
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Automator or AppleScript Rename Workflow
Ok
So here is a challenge. Is it possible to automate the following action:
Example:
Folder name: "TEST" the name of the file inside the folder is: "Evelyn.jpg".
Question: How do I rename the ...
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Avoid using command for keyboard shortcuts
I work with a disabled person who uses their communication-aid to control their iMac through keyboard and mouse commands.
I'm setting up keyboard shortcuts to launch applications directly using ...
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Apple Automator Question Copy and Paste
How would I copy all of the text from a powerpoint presentation and paste it into a word document?
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Have Voiceover read out just paragraph or sentence under cursor
I work with a disabled user who controls their iMac using keyboard and mouse input from their communication-aid. They have dyslexia and would like to use voiceover to read certain paragraphs or ...
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Remove services from context menus (but leave them in the app's Services menu)
I created a few services with Automator and it seems OS X automatically adds these to the context menu of files/folders that they apply to. Is it possible to remove the services from the context menu ...
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How to get iTunes to play an iPhone playlist automatically when connected to iPhone
I have a habit of working/studying while listening to music. And since the Mac I am connected to at work doesn't have all the songs I want, I normally listen to the songs via iTunes from the iPhone ...
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I want to create and automator that opens a specific file
I want to open a specific file - if I press F5 or another key - its a file I use all the time, so want it to be open at a touch of a key
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Use JpegOptim with Automator [closed]
I use JpegOptim to optimize images before uploading them to my blogs. The tool was installed correctly and I basically use jpegoptim -m90 filepath. It works well but when I create an automator shell ...
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Inconsistent results when getting folder size in AppleScript
I'm using this line to get the size of a folder:
set thesize to physical size of folder x
The problem is that sometimes it works, other times it doesn't, and it's very annoying because there ...
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Automator -> send file to email (from filename)
Im trying to create an Automator folder action that sends an email with an attached file.
In my folder the files will be generated with the email as name:
Example: name@company.com.jpg, ...
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Have OS X auto-search for WiFi
My school has installed PowerCloud, which does not officially support OS X. It works sometimes, sometimes it doesn't. I've tried to narrow it down but it's impossible. I was wondering if there is a ...
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Automator-script with an OCR-software to automatically add OCR to material? [duplicate]
The OCR software could be anything like PDFPen, ABBYY FineReader Express or Adobe Acrobat Pro. Automator does not list any features such as 'Add OCR layer to' or show any OCR programs under Automator.
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How can I create a stand alone APP to run a terminal command
I have the requirement to manually run the OSX maintenance scripts in OSX (Lion / Mountain Lion). I would like to create a completely stand alone application that would achieve the following goals:
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How to make shortcut for changing desktop picture?
I have big set of Desktop pictures in Library and in System Preferences I have set to change Desktop Picture every 30 mins. Now I want to make keyboard shortcut for Finder for loading next desktop ...
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How to save half-made service in Automator?
How to save half-made service in Automator without making it active, as it is not finished?
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Creating a keyboard shortcut to pause Youtube video in a Google Chrome tab
Here is what I want to do: hook up a keyboard shortcut with an action to play/pause the video that is currently open in a Google Chrome tab. Would it be possible on Mac OS X?
I was thinking about ...
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Import and create iPhoto Event from folder name
I would like to automatically import a folder to iPhoto (eg. with Automator). The Event Name should be the name of the folder with the images.
Is this possible with automator?
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Get text from multiple webpages doesnt work if one URL is down
I have creating a simple workflow in Automator which will extract text from a list of URLs and save them into one text file.
The actions are:
Get Specified Text
Get Text from Webpage
New Text File
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Automator turning well-aligned PDF documents upside-down, flipped — unreadable in OSX?
I have PDFs that are readable. When I combine the PDFs, the pages go randomly up-side-down and left-and-right. I have fixed this issue manually in Preview app but I would like to get the pages as ...
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automator: get a folder if it dropped or ask for one otherwise
I'm building an automator application that acts on a folder that needs to be specified.
Until now, I've been using the "Ask for Finder items" action to ask for a the folder to be used, but I would ...
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Why does Automator get stuck in a loop when processing a large number of files?
I have a very long workflow dealing with renaming, resizing and duplicating a large number of high resolution images. The workflow was working fine until I tried it with 300 images. Automator got ...
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How to create Automator Service to change font of selected text?
I'm trying to create a "Service" in Automator that changes the font of the selected text in the frontmost app.
