Automator

Maybe I can get automator to watch a folder or file, and when the file timestamp changes, provoke the action? ...

set thePath to alias "Macintosh HD:Users:someuser:Desktop:Automator + ARD Examples:Projects:Ask a Question:question.sh" set new_file to choose file with prompt "Open file to be edited" default location thePath http://www.apple.com/applescript/releasenotes/192OSX.html :D

Applescript problem might be solved by making a Automator workflow instead. ...

'Does anyone know a workaround' ... Suggestion 01: Have 'TextEdit' (or mostly any other text editor application) launched and in 'plain text' view (select the 'Format, Make Plain Text' menu item). Paste your copied files and / or folders into a 'TextEdit' document window. Suggestion 02. Create an 'AppleScript' ('/Applications/AppleScript/' folder) script containing ......

Thanks, yes, I'm not actually looking for an exact match. I've found a few annoyances and one major shortcoming of iPhoto. I really want the equivalent of a "watch folder", where any time new photos are added to my Photos folder on a server, iPhoto will notice the change. There's probably some way to do this via Automator, but I haven't found any scripts. iPhoto 6 at...

purk155: Welcome to MacOSX.com! Two more that haven't been mentioned (at least I didn't see them and apologies if they were): 3) Press Control + Option + Command (a.k.a. the Apple key)+ Eject (upper right of keyboard) to shut down without a confirmation dialog. 4) Hold down the Command (Apple) key and click on the *icon* in the Finder window. You'll get a kind of...

It's not an automated option (though you could use 10.4's Automator to create actions) but Quicktime Pro can convert avi files: http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/281677-avi-mov.html?highlight=avi+to+mov

in windows i had task manager to schedule certain tasks at a specific time and at specified intervals. apple has this thing called automator (which i hear is only as of this past major release of the OS). i didnt get it at first, but after a few google sessions, i understood the dynamics and began creating helpful little workflows. i then saved them as applications so they...

tle vague. if i have a 'downloads' folder and i want to move, sya, photoshop plugins to folder X or mp3s to folder Y then, as far as I can tell, I would need two automator actions one to move stuff to folder X and another to folder Y. ...

make an automator finder action to 'move finder item' to a tba location at the time of moving. i don't know where i want to move a file prior to wanting to move it. ...