> On May 17, 2014, at 6:26 PM, Kevin Meaney <k...@yvs.eu.com> wrote: > >> I think an applescript droplet, using the "on open" call which then calls >> "do shell script" with the path to your command and the file that is dropped >> on it. >> >> Kevin > > >>> You have to create the right kind of Automator workflow for dropping files >>> onto, then you have to select from a popup what to do with the input, then >>> you write your script. >> >> Duh. Step 1.5, you add a "Run Shell Script" action to your workflow. >> > > OK thanks — I am trying this and it almost works. It does run the script, > but it is not passing the dropped filename as an argc/argv argument. The > script just reports that it gets no arguments. I did set “Pass Input” on the > “Run Shell Script” to “as arguments”, so it seems like it should work. > > Within Automator, you have to add a “Get Specified Finder Items” action > before the script, if you want to run it within Automator. I tried that, > and it just doesn’t seem to pass the filename as an argument. Maybe it is > actually passing the *contents* of the dropped file, instead of just its > filename? But my script is reporting no arguments besides the script name.
OK I found out why here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/10847479#10847479 It doesn’t just pass the name, it passes a list of arguments. So I had to put this in the Run Shell Script window: for f in "$@" do myScript "$f" done Thanks for the help! Bob _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
