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Feb 9, 2010I'm trying to make a little automator script that will upload an image and comment file to a little gallery.
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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Automator Rar To PDF Name File
Jun 10, 2012I'm working on an Automator Application which would expand a Rar-archive full of pictures, and turn those into a PDF.This I got working, but now I want the output PDF to be named as the rar-archive's filename that I use as Application input. I tried around with some variables, but just couldn't manage to get the Application working in the end.How do I get the Application to name the output PDF like the input?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
OS X :: Lost File Extension When Run Images Through Automator
Oct 17, 2008I have a large collection of files that I'd like to run through Automator to batch edit some qualities of these pictures. However, these images have been submitted from multiple people, moved around, and just "existed" for long enough that some of the files have lost their file extensions. The problem occurs when I try to run them through Automator. Everything runs fine until it comes across a file without an extension, then it stops, and displays an error message. Does anyone know a way around this in Automator? Does an Applescript exist that would be able to add these file extensions back in?
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Jun 23, 2010I have an automator script I made myself that I use constantly. When I run the script one of the steps takes a screenshot and saves it as a PNG file. When I run the script again, it replaces the old PNG file with a new one. I would really like it to save the PNG file so that file name begins with the current date at the beginning of the name. Meaning the PNG file would be named something like "6/23/10 screenshot". Is this possible?
I'd be almost as happy if I could at least get it to simply make a new PNG with any random filename just so long as it doesn't overwrite the old version. That way I could simply look at the date created column in the finder and get the same info.
OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Automator Won't Do More Than One Sequential File Rename
Jun 18, 2012I am very new to automator, but relatively savvy with macs and such. Having a strange problem where an Automator file action to rename a file with a sequential number is only working one time. The second time a new file drops into the folder, nothing happens. If I edit the Automator File Action, change the number to a new higher number, it will work one more time, and then not again. The basic task is to rename a file with a new text and sequential number each time a file is dropped or saved to a folder. I am using a slide scanner, and the default image file that is saved is called 'untitled' each time. Having this work would let me automate the entire scanning process to one click...
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 3.06 Intel Core 2 Duo
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Possible To Use Automator To Move Files Based On The File Name?
Jun 21, 2012I'm kind of new to Automator and I'm trying to come up with a sequence that will severely save me a few hours a day moving files from two larger folders into smaller folders. Basically the setup is that I have two folders, one constantly being populated with images and the other with video files. They each have file names starting with a two digit number (i.e. 12, 11, 10...) or "BG" and then a two digit number (i.e. BG12, BG11, BG10...) with the digits corresponding to a year. Essentially, I'd need to move the files into folders corresponding to the year (i.e. files starting with BG12 and 12 would be moved to 2012, files starting with BG11 and 11 would be moved to 2011, etc). As it stands now, I've only been able to get the 2012 folder populated.
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Automator, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Automator To Save Word / Excel File To Two Different Directories
Mar 22, 2012I'm a new Mac user and was just reading about "Automator" My question is would it be possible to create a workflow etc, to save an excel or word file to two different locations or directories?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
OS X Mavericks :: Automator Batch Rename - Removing Type Of File With No Extension
Jun 25, 2014I've set up an Automator to batch rename files. The renaming works fine. The problem arises when it renames a file which doesn't contain it's extension (a common MacOS practice). Is there some way to make sure it preserves the filetype? For instance, this works fine:
Original:
Output:
And this results in an error:
Original:
Output (file type has been replaced with generic "document" type)
Automator logic, can be viewed here.
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Automator Copy Finder Items - File Couldn't Be Saved Error
Jun 7, 2012I have a simple automator sequence that suddenly stopped working for no apparent reason. Copy Finder Items has started returning an error "the file xxx couldn't be saved to the folder yyy" Happens for different files and folders. Can't see anythng that's changed.
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MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.4/2.2 GHz), Mac OS X (10.7.3), iPad, iOS 5
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May 25, 2012I am currently using automator to make folders named after the large numbers of images. I have everything set up and its working great but I am trying to make it more efficient.
The images follow a filename structure such as:
bmz12345_black_1.jpg
bmz83762_blue_3.jpg
bmz83762_blue_1.jpg
bmz09990_yellow_5.jpg
I strip the filename to just the first part of the code eg "bmz12345" and make the folder from that.
However, In order to do this I have to create a dummy text file or folder somewhere named after the fulle code (bmz12345_black_1) and then strip it down (bmz12345) set a varible of the new filename and then create the folder in the desired location with the right name.
After getting the name of a finder item, Is it possible to change the text that is passed to it without creating a file out of it first?
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Automator, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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OS X :: Mac Automator Using - Every App Take To Automator?
Jun 25, 2009I'm having a bit of a problem with automator. I dont actually need to use it, but i've just installed a new application and when i try to run it, it takes me to the automator instead of just running the program. any ideas how to stop this from happening?
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Nov 26, 2010When I want to create a pdf, I click print > .pdf > save as PDF. Everything works fine.
Here's the problem though... when I click print > .pdf > Mail PDF... I get the following popup error. "The action "new Mail Message" could not be loaded because it could not be located. Try reinstalling the action."
Im pretty sure these are issues related to Automator, but through my hours of trolling the web, I havn't found anyplace to download automator actions.
Is there a way to restore automator actions and/or filters?
OS X :: Would Renaming Be Possible With Automator
Feb 26, 2009i want to to make a workflow renames my anime automatically that searches a smart folder ive got containing all, the episodes eg.
search folder and finds "[DB]_Bleach_208_[191E1D38].avi" and makes it look like "Bleach 208.avi"
would it be possible? i cant find actions for the specific renaming i would need getting rid of selective parts of a name
if anyone has a idea how i could do this automator or not let me know
