Adding variables to a shell command in Automator

Question

I use Terminal to run a command. It runs fine from the command line, but I want to be able to automate it with Automator. The syntax of the command (of course, minus the quotes) is as follows:

 spotify-ripper user.name "/path/to/directory" "spotifyURI" 

I've tried countless times to get Automator to:

1. Ask for finder items (to create the "path/to/directory")
2. Ask for Text (asking me to past in the URI/URL link from spotify)

3. Run Shell Script (/bin/bash)

   spotify-ripper user.name "$@"
   

I have tried it with "Pass input" to "stdin" or "as arguments". Just get an error. I've read that "$@" will pass both variables one after the other which just what I need. I've also tried "$1" "$2" as some posts have suggested. What am I missing? I just want to pass path info and a URL to the end of a shell command, but nothing seems to work. I've tried the GET and SET Variable options, but that doesn't seem to help either.

Anyone have any ideas what I should be doing?

Answer 1

There are multiple ways to solve this problem. One way is already described in the question Automator variable in shell script (make sure to enable the options precisely as follows):

1. Ask for Finder Items (Type: Folders)
2. Set Value of Variable (Variable [example]: Directory-Path)
3. Ask for Text (Checked: Ignore this action's input; Checked: Require an answer)
4. Set Value of Variable (Variable [example]: Spotify-Url)
5. Get Value of Variable (Variable: Directory-Path; Checked: Ignore this action's input)
6. Get Value of Variable (Variable: Spotify-Url)
7. Run Shell Script (Pass input: as arguments; Content: export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH ; /path/to/spotify-ripper user.name "$1" "$2"—change the "/path/to" part with the real path to spotify-ripper, of course: probably /usr/local/bin/spotify-ripper)

Another way is to use AppleScript, either in a "Run AppleScript" action in Automator or as an AppleScript application saved in AppleScript Editor. Here's an example in AppleScript:

on run
    try
        set spotifyDialog to display dialog "Enter a Spotify URL:" buttons {"Cancel", "OK"} default button "OK" cancel button "Cancel" default answer "https://" with title "Spotify Ripper"
        if the button returned of spotifyDialog is "OK" then
            set spotifyURL to text returned of spotifyDialog
            choose folder with prompt "Choose a folder:"
            set theDirectory to the result
            do shell script "export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH ; /path/to/spotify-ripper user.name " & quoted form of POSIX path of theDirectory & space & spotifyURL
        end if
    end try
end run