Re: Iterator actions anyone?
Re: Iterator actions anyone?
- Subject: Re: Iterator actions anyone?
- From: Alexandre Rousseau <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 21:10:28 -0400
| Got it.
BTW, do you know if there exists and Applescript command equivalent for the "Create Archive" automator action?
Thanks Alex
On 13-May-05, at 6:17 PM, Mike Ashley wrote: On May 13, 2005, at 8:34 AM, Alexandre Rousseau wrote:
Does automator provide an action that will iterate over each one of the selected Finder Items and apply another action? My guess is not, but I'd like to make sure before embarking on the (small) project.
Actions consume and produce a list of items. So your use case here is covered. One action produces a list of the selected Finder items. The next action operates on each item in the list.
Context: want to create an automator action that will create individual archives (sit) from the Finder selection.
Write an applescript action that loops over the list of Finder items and makes an archive from each item.
A thought: I wish they'd change their workflow management UI to a network-node-like interface (a la Shake). That way, conditional branching would be so easy. I digress.
I think that's too complicated for most users and unnecessary in most cases. Automator solves the right problem (gluing little actions to make workflows) in a way accessible to the largest possible audience. But that's just my opinion.
Mike
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