Hi All:
I'm trying to create a rather simple little folder action in Automator. I want to have a folder I drag and drop a file to, it will automagically create a new email message, attach the file, label it, rename it adding the current date and then move it out of the original folder. I'm having a hell of a time getting this to work correctly.
Here's what I've set-up:
1. Create New Mail Message 2. Ask for Finder Items 3. Get Selected finder items 4. Label Finder items 5. Get Selected Finder items 6. Rename finder items 7. Attach to front message
I've played with re-ordering the actions but still cannot get precisely the behavior I want. What I tend to get is on the rename, it will rename the file and the folder. When I include the move action that doesn't happen at all but I think I understand the why of that. Which doesn't exactly tell me how to correct it but I understand why it's happening.
I know I'm missing something and I'm still rather new to Automator. The order I'd like to have things happen is:
1. Select file(s) 2. Label the item as an attachment 3. Rename the file appending the current date 4. Create a new mail message 5. Attach the file 6. Move the file to another directory.
I'm almost there and, in fact, if I do this has a straight-forward copy or move-the-file workflow it works just fine. It's really the attach file to message action that breaks everything. I cannot figure out how to get that action to pass it along to the move action and I don't want (and don't think I should have to) re-select the file. What am I not seeing?
Thanks for your assistance.
Cheers Adrienne "Aj"
Aj Davis When you don't negotiate the circumstances sent to you by the Universe, you get assigned a new negotiating partner named reality and then it will negotiate for you. You don't even have to be in the room. (James Howard Kunstler)
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