Re: folder actions revisited
Re: folder actions revisited
- Subject: Re: folder actions revisited
- From: Christopher Stone <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 19:25:11 -0500
On Apr 22, 2015, at 18:26, Dee Dee <email@hidden> wrote:…after upgrading to Mavericks. Specifically, there was a problem with folder actions that rename files, appending the new name repeatedly to the maximum file name size.
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Hey Dee Dee,
In a word Folder Actions suck.
They're a great idea, but I've never found them to be reliable enough for a real workflow.
I am finally committed to dealing with this problem on the systems I oversee
If your budget can stand it I'd look into Hazel ($29.00 US).
If you need a free solution you could probably use launchd to drive an AppleScript applet or Automator workflow.
Personally I'd probably use a timed trigger in Keyboard Maestro.
So now that I am ready to deal with this, first, if there is some correction I need to do to end the crazy names galore behavior
Eh? Crazy names?
Otherwise, I considered that I may need to abandon Folder Actions and script the specific duplicating and renaming of the files. Not the end of the world.
That might not be a bad idea, but without automation or a reminder it can be hard to remember to do.
The other thing is that I need to clean up the names on the maybe 500+ files that have the super names.
From what to what?
Is it time to abandon Automator?
I've never liked Automator and positively hate to use it.
-- Best Regards, Chris
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