Finder Automator Action Pack
for Mac OS X Leopard
$14.99

Only 74¢ per action

Overview

This action pack extends the power of Automator in Leopard and Snow Leopard with 20 actions for use with the Mac OS X Finder!

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New Features!

  • Now includes a total of 20 actions, including 16 new actions!
  • New features and enhancements in existing actions
  • Many actions now include support for Automator's variables in Leopard and Snow Leopard
  • More straightforward and easier installation
  • Automatically check for action updates
  • Much more!

Try Before You Buy

All of our Automator actions may be downloaded and run in demonstration mode for evaluation purposes. Actions running in demonstration mode will display periodic alerts, and are limited to processing a maximum of five items at a time. These limitations are removed when purchased and registered.

Included Actions

The following Automator actions are included with this action pack:

Add Finder Item Names to Spotlight Comments

Description: This action will add the names of the files/folders passed as input to the Spotlight comments of those files/folders.

Input: Files/Folders

Output: Files/Folders

Batch Create Folders from List of Names

Description: This action will create new folders in a specified output folder, named using the list of names received as input.

Input: A list of folder names.

Output: The newly created folders.

Batch Create Sequential Folders

Description: This action will create a specified number of folders, named sequentially, within a specified output folder. The action also allows for the creation of sequentially named subfolders.

Input: N/A

Output: Paths to the main folders created. NOTE: Subfolders created are not included in the result.

Create Internet Location File

Description: This action will create Internet location files using any URLs received as input.

Input: com.apple.applescript.url-object

Output: Files/Folders

Empty Trash

Description: This action will empty the Trash.

Input: Anything

Output: Anything

Filter Finder Items By Size

Description: This action will scan through the Finder items passed as input. Any items matching the specified size will be passed as output to the next action in the workflow for further processing.

Input: Files/Folders

Output: Files/Folders

Get Names of Finder Items

Description: This action will retrieve the names of any Finder items received as input.

Input: Files/Folders

Output: Text

Get Originals of Aliases

Description: This action will locate and output the originals of any aliases passed as input. If any non-aliases are passed as input, they will also be included in the output.

Input: Files/Folders

Output: Files/Folders

Get Parent Folders of Finder Items

Description: This action will retrieve the parent folders of any files/folders passed as input.

Input: Files/Folders

Output: The parent folders of the files/folders passed as input.

Get Spotlight Comments of Finder Items

Description: This action will retrieve the Spotlight comments of the files and folders received as input, and pass them as text to the next action in the workflow.

Input: Files/Folders

Output: Text

Hide Extension of Finder Items

Description: This action will hide the extensions of any Finder items passed as input.

Input: Files/Folders

Output: Files/Folders

Lock Finder Items

Description: This action will lock Finder items passed as input.

Input: Files/Folders

Output: Files/Folders

New Subfolder

Description: This action will create a subfolder inside of the passed folder path.

Input: Files/Folders

Output: Files/Folders

Quit Application

Description: This action will attempt to quit the specified application.

Input: Anything

Output: Anything

Set Creator Type of Files

Description: This action will change the creator type of files passed as input.

Input: Files/Folders

Output: Files/Folders

Set File Type of Files

Description: This action will change the file type of files passed as input.

Input: Files/Folders

Output: Files/Folders

Set Modification Date of Finder Items

Description: This action will set the modification date of the files/folders passed as input to a specified date.

Input: Files/Folders

Output: Files/Folders

Show Extension of Finder Items

Description: This action will unhide the extensions of any Finder items passed as input.

Input: Files/Folders

Output: Files/Folders

Unlock Finder Items

Description: This action will unlock Finder items passed as input.

Input: Files/Folders

Output: Files/Folders

Wait for Finder Items

Description: This action will wait for any passed Finder items to finish writing, before allowing the workflow to continue. This is done by monitoring the size of each Finder item until its size remains constant.

Input: Files/Folders

Output: Files/Folders

Support

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NOTE: Please be sure to check the frequently asked questions section of the online forum before reporting bugs.


Learn More

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