OS X Technologies :: Older Automator Script Won't Work In Lion
Jun 20, 2012
i have an Automator "application" that i made with the help of people on this very board that worked flawlessly on Snow Leopard and previous OSs but doesn't work in Lion anymore.i was hoping if someone could look at the file (link below) and either tell me what needs to be changed, or go right in and change it for me! (i don't really have much experience with scripting). i have a txt file with a list of filenames. the script references this list, goes to the folder that contains these files (but the folder also has other files in it too) and copies the referenced files into a new folder. url...
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Mar 20, 2012
I've got an Automator loop that is stopping at the first iteration while set on "loop automatically" but if I set it on "ask to continue" it prompts me every time but continues to loop correctly if I have selected multiple items in Finder.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 11, 2012
in the past I deleted Automator, can an update re-install an Automator?
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Jun 10, 2012
Trying to set view of all subfolders of a multi-thousand image folder to 180 x 180, and yet Automator (in Snow Lep) doesn't seem to allow anything above 128:
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Feb 8, 2012
I had been using automator quite successfully until recently now I'm unable to get automator to step through even the most basic setup. It refuses to step through to the second action and perpetually runs without producing any results as the image below shows.for any of my automator setups I get results for the first step and then an indefinate hang on the second leaving the step icon greyed out. I have tried this with numerous other actions like calendars etc but to no avail. Below are the very basic automator steps I'm using in this example.Â
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Mar 11, 2012
I'm trying to create an Automator service for the Finder in Lion. It gives me an "error in shell script". I just created a similar script that uses "imguru" to upload images to [URL] which works great, so i'm thinking that it's must be the line with "unzip" that creates a problem.Â
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MBP late 2009
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Mar 6, 2012
I have been using Automator to import hundreds of text files into one excel workbook using the "Import Text files to Excel Workbook" action. Automator works great for all files that are tab delimited. However I have another set of data that are output with a varying amount of spaces between each column. I cannot change the way they are output.
Automator gives me the option of choosing "space" as a delimiter, but it wont give me the option to "Treat consecutive delimiters as one" that Import within excel does. I also tried to record my actions within excel many times but it didn't work even with just one file. So what I need is a way to get these text files into one excel workbook as separate worksheets with the data separated correctly into columns.
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Mar 14, 2012
I'm updating an Automator workflow for OS X Lion that I initally developed and used, without issue, in OS X Tiger. The workflow asks for a name, creates a folder for the name, takes a digital image with a Nikon D50 connected to the computer, and saves the image to the new folder. This aspect of the workflow works fine.Â
I then have a prompt asking if we should take another. If the user says "yes," the script should take another image and save it to the folder. This is where I run into an issue. When I attempt to add another "Take a Picture Action" into the workflow, I get the cryptic (at least to me) error message in the attached screenshot. Â Â
Here's the text:Â
"Cannot update for observer <AMWorkflow 0x400458ac0> for the key path "parameters.name" from <TakePicture 0x403e3b0a0>, most likely because the value for the key "parameters" has changed without an appropriate KVO notification being sent. Check the KVO-compliance of the TakePicture class."Â
The language of this error would seem to indicate a bug.
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3), White
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Apr 6, 2012
Will there be a security content of Java update for older versions of OS X versions such as 10.4.11?
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Jun 6, 2012
I have an older Powerbook running OS 10.4.11.My linksys router died and I want to replace it with an Apple base station.
1) Which model will work with the older OS and
2) will it still work if I upgrade the software?
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Mac OS X (10.4.11)
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Jul 3, 2012
I cannot get Airplay to work on an older MacBook, ca. 2007, even though I recently had Apple install a new hard drive, 4 Gigs of RAM, and Lion OS X 10.7.4.Â
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Mar 13, 2012
Hi all, here's what I'm trying but failing to achieve in Automator:Â
1) When files are added to "foldername" or any of its subfolders
2) Copy that file to "newfolder"Â
What is actually happening with my workflow below is it only takes action if something is added directly into "foldername" and ignores files added to subfolders like "foldername/subfolder".Â
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Macbook Pro, 2.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 450GB HD
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Dec 11, 2010
older apple display (m8149) work with 2010 MBP? Title says it all. Thanks in advance.
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Feb 28, 2012
I'm told that to keep my mobile.me I must upgrade from 10.6.8 to 10.7.3Â If I do that will I lose my iwork 8?
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Jun 28, 2012
This works: tell application "System Events" to try if exists process "Safari" then tell application "Safari" to quit saving noon error do shell script "killall Safari"end try And this does not work  tell application "System Events" to try if exists process "Ovolab Phlink" then tell application "Ovolab Phlink" to quit saving noon error do shell script "killall Ovolab Phlink"end try Â
it hangs on the word 'no' and gives message: Syntax error Expected end of line but found application constant or consideration. Ovolab Phlink excists of course on my HD. Â
If I take out the second 'Ovolab Phlink' and replace it with 'Safari', it does not hang (and does not work).Â
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MBP, MM, MBP - 10.6 + Windooz XP on a hard partition
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Mar 20, 2012
Our son can log off and log back on in the same 24 hour period of time, thus by-passing his daily limit we have set-up.
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Jun 29, 2012
found today that 10.7.4-OS X doesn't handle IPv6-autoconfiguration.Â
At tcpdump I see the "Router Advertisments" but the configd can't answer with "Router Solicitation":
Jun 29 16:37:51 tksmac configd[16]: RTADV en1: send Router Solicitation: failed, Operation not permitted  All other devices in the same network works fine with IPv6 (autoconfig). Â
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Jun 10, 2012
I'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)
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Feb 14, 2012
When i click System Preferences on the apple menu nothing will happen.
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Mar 21, 2012
I'm running 10.7and I'm trying to create an applescript to install printers. I'm able to run the first command without issues but the other two keeps giving me error messages in applescript. I assume its because the other two commands have spaces? These are the commands I run when in Terminal:Â
/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p CX560 -E -v lpd://CX560/print -P /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/en.lproj/US-Letter/CX560_V1.PPD -D FireStationCX560Â
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This is the only command I can successfully run in AppleScipt:Â
do shell script "/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p CX560 -E -v lpd://CX560/print -P /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/en.lproj/US-Letter/CX560_V1.PPD -D FireStationCX560"Â Â
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Mar 25, 2012
On the App Store I saw an item CleanMyDesktop but folks complained it didn't get all file types. So I thought I'd try it with my modest Automator abilities: FIND, FILTER, MOVE TO FOLDER...BUT...but it only works if there are files of that type on the desktop, so if there happens to be no pics, the application stops right there, or if there are no docs, it stops there, etc.But if I put an item of each file type on the Desktop, sure enough it runs all the way to the conclusion. So how can I fix this? Tell it to move on even if there are no items of that type of MOVE. 'Cause right now it ain't good. I tried this to clean my Desktop and now I'm tossing junk all over the Desktop so the app can finish.
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 4GB RAM; Wacom, Powermate, MagicTrackpad, iControl
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May 8, 2012
I have set up and sucessfully tested a workflow which sends any file found in a particular folder to the "paperless" app, then moves all files to a different folder called "Archived attachments".HOWEVER as a folder action, nothing happens when a file is put into the folder. The file just sits there in the folder. To create a folder action I opened "new folder action" in Automator, then dragged and dropped the working workflow file into the workspace, then set "Folder Action recieves files and folders added to" the appropriate folder, let's call it "Attachments".Just to complicate things, the files are placed into the "Attachments" folder using an applescript that captures all pdf mail attachments. This applescript works succesfully. [code]
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Mac OS X (10.7.1)
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May 28, 2012
I get datalogger files every night that come in the .dat format.I need to process them in OpenOffice.calc to show the results. OO.calc will not read a .dat file, but if I manually change the .dat to .csv it works fine.I don't know enough about Automator to write the script.Doing it by record doesn't work.
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MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), I7, 8GB, 750GB, Lion
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Mar 22, 2012
whenever I try the "Speak Text" action to speak out some text I receive the Automator error message: "Another application is already speaking" and no words are spoken.At the same time I can run a "run shell script" action with a "say some words" which is executed as expected.Any idea what's blocking my Speak Text action?
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Logic Studio, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Mar 28, 2012
I have a workflow that I use often. Is there a way to add it to the library? I added a folder called My Workflows, but can't save any of them to that folder.
Info:MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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May 23, 2012
Since I tried basic steps in automator but can't make it work.
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Oct 25, 2007
So I have a 1.8ghz dual G5 with 3gb of ram for work. I mainly work in Adobe CS and do a far amount of Photoshop work. At any given time I may have all of Adobe CS plus Office and a few other apps running -- and a gazillion fonts. Went to the store and saw the new 24" iMac. How would a new iMac compare to my late '04 1.8DP G5? On that same note, how would a new MacBook Pro compare to the above?
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Dec 21, 2008
I'm in need of some guidance. It took me a little while to get my GTX280 into the 1st slot in my mac pro but I'm just wondering,
In order to boot into os x can I just leave the 280 in the 1st slot and put the old 7300 gt in the 2nd slot ?
Then I can turn the power off from the 280 and it will default to the 2nd slot rite? Or must I remove the bottom (280) card for the older card to work?
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Apr 20, 2012
Can not open older .xls files on my Mac osx 10.7.3. Message is "cannot open older .xls file"
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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May 16, 2012
I accidentally deleted automator, is there anyway to get it back? without formatting?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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