Comments on: Store and Retrieve Workflow Data http://automatorworld.com/archives/store-and-retrieve-workflow-data/ Better Living Through Macintosh Scripting Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:30:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Adam Blainey http://automatorworld.com/archives/store-and-retrieve-workflow-data/#comment-105042 Adam Blainey Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:31:39 +0000 http://www.automatorworld.com/?p=219#comment-105042 <p>Ok, I'm pretty new to Automator, as my question will surely point out, but I can't seem to get an action working where I make a New Folder with the clipboard contents as its name.</p> <p>Basically, I run a shell script to get the date, copy that to the clipboard and then I want to create a new folder with today.s date as its name.</p> <p>I really can't get the clipboard contents to do anything in this case.</p> Ok, I’m pretty new to Automator, as my question will surely point out, but I can’t seem to get an action working where I make a New Folder with the clipboard contents as its name.

Basically, I run a shell script to get the date, copy that to the clipboard and then I want to create a new folder with today.s date as its name.

I really can’t get the clipboard contents to do anything in this case.

]]> By: UKn6pzSpgZ http://automatorworld.com/archives/store-and-retrieve-workflow-data/#comment-42261 UKn6pzSpgZ Fri, 12 Jan 2007 09:41:01 +0000 http://www.automatorworld.com/?p=219#comment-42261 <p>Hi! Very nice site! Thanks you very much! 1AVauqghOA</p> Hi! Very nice site! Thanks you very much! 1AVauqghOA

]]> By: Steve http://automatorworld.com/archives/store-and-retrieve-workflow-data/#comment-1374 Steve Sat, 05 Nov 2005 13:07:58 +0000 http://www.automatorworld.com/?p=219#comment-1374 <p>Ah so he did. I'll post it here as well. If it's any consolation, you script is actually less verbose (if you discount the comment) ;)</p> Ah so he did. I’ll post it here as well. If it’s any consolation, you script is actually less verbose (if you discount the comment) ;)

]]> By: J. Kevin Wolfe http://automatorworld.com/archives/store-and-retrieve-workflow-data/#comment-1373 J. Kevin Wolfe Sat, 05 Nov 2005 10:31:14 +0000 http://www.automatorworld.com/?p=219#comment-1373 <p>Ric really did create an action for this. Swear! It's here.</p> <p>http://www.mac-help.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1460#post1460</p> <p>Note that Ric's action is more convenient for creating the workflow. The applescript way may be necessary if you plan on sharing the workflow, since the action would need to be installed on the other machine as well.</p> Ric really did create an action for this. Swear! It’s here.

http://www.mac-help.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1460#post1460

Note that Ric’s action is more convenient for creating the workflow. The applescript way may be necessary if you plan on sharing the workflow, since the action would need to be installed on the other machine as well.

]]> By: Steve http://automatorworld.com/archives/store-and-retrieve-workflow-data/#comment-1372 Steve Fri, 04 Nov 2005 21:00:51 +0000 http://www.automatorworld.com/?p=219#comment-1372 <p>That action is for show-hide invisibles, not a technique for storing data in a workflow. In any case, it's already here: http://www.automatorworld.com/archives/show-and-hide-invisibles/</p> That action is for show-hide invisibles, not a technique for storing data in a workflow. In any case, it’s already here: http://www.automatorworld.com/archives/show-and-hide-invisibles/

]]> By: Ric Latham http://automatorworld.com/archives/store-and-retrieve-workflow-data/#comment-1371 Ric Latham Fri, 04 Nov 2005 20:54:06 +0000 http://www.automatorworld.com/?p=219#comment-1371 <p>This has been made into an Action...</p> <p>...unfortunately Kevin's original code didn't make it in though !</p> <p>It can be downloaded on the Apple Automator pages, <a href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/showorhideinvisibles.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a></p> <p>regards</p> <p>Ric</p> This has been made into an Action…

…unfortunately Kevin’s original code didn’t make it in though !

It can be downloaded on the Apple Automator pages, here.

regards

Ric

]]> By: Steve http://automatorworld.com/archives/store-and-retrieve-workflow-data/#comment-1361 Steve Tue, 01 Nov 2005 22:06:14 +0000 http://www.automatorworld.com/?p=219#comment-1361 <p>Thank Kevin, I've updated the post to reflect the new address. Great site!</p> Thank Kevin, I’ve updated the post to reflect the new address. Great site!

]]> By: J. Kevin Wolfe http://automatorworld.com/archives/store-and-retrieve-workflow-data/#comment-1360 J. Kevin Wolfe Tue, 01 Nov 2005 21:51:05 +0000 http://www.automatorworld.com/?p=219#comment-1360 <p>My blog updated the month. You'll now find the entry here:</p> <p>http://homepage.mac.com/jkevinwolfe/otto/files/archive-0.html</p> <p>It's called "Uncorking the Data Flow"</p> My blog updated the month. You’ll now find the entry here:

http://homepage.mac.com/jkevinwolfe/otto/files/archive-0.html

It’s called “Uncorking the Data Flow”

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