swiimboy

Hi. I use Alfred a lot but at no great level or depth.  I've created a hotkey to a new bank account and the site then wants 2 text fields which identify me but are not really part of the main security.   I am able to launch the URL successfully, but I would like to pre-fill those 2  irritating boxes. I've searched here, but found nothing which helps. Suggestions will be welcome.

Thank you Vitor - That solved the problem.

When so much is unfamiliar, even the 'obvious' choices get overlooked.

Thanks again

David

Hi

I'm inexpert with Alfred (now using V4) and have only a nodding acquaintance with AppleScript. Just how do I set up the script following the keyword?  I tried to run it but nothing happened. The idea is to invoke the keyword to get TextEdit to open a new file.

My workflow has 2 elements - the "TW" keyword input (that seems to function as expected), connected to a box which says "/bin/bash  Run Script" which on expansion shows

language /bin/bash     with input as argv      running instances  Sequentially           with embedded script as follows:

   tell application "TextEdit"
       make new document
       activate
   end tell

I do the alt-space and type TW which correctly calls up the Open New Text File descriptor, I press Enter but nothing occurs, not even an error message.

What am I missing?

Thanks,  David

6 hours ago, deanishe said:

Drag OpenOffice and your folder into the list

Thanks for the suggestion, deanishe.  Dragging into the list 'sort of works', but I sometimes get Open Office splash screen and the open Finder window in different workspaces. I shall find a way to fix that.  Also having occasional error messages when I double-click on a .xls file, something to do with it being from an unknown source, but that is another issue, and again I will sort it.

Thanks again.

I want to use a hotkey to launch a file in Open Office  AND  show the containing folder in Finder.  The intention is to launch Open Office then pick from a limited number of files to open.  Is this possible?

I've created a handful of workflows already, but I'm very much a Newbie.

Thanks

Thanks for the responses.  I tried Andrew's suggestion - "Despatch Key Combo"

a) with no Delay items. This failed to operate correctly

with 2 seconds Delay after every keystroke. This worked, but was slow (9 keystroke items)

c) with 0 seconds delay after each of the 7 Tab keystrokes.  This worked very well.

I understand that the procedure may be erratic (presumably from 'lost' keystrokes, but such a failure is 'soft' and easily recoverable manually.

Thank you again - I have what I wanted, and am wiser than I was.

David

I regularly check a website truecall.co.uk and I can open it using an Alfred hotkey.  The site is set up knowing my login details, so all I have to do is click on"enter" or press <return> to log in. But then I have to click on a menu selection (or press <tab> 7 times followed by <return> to get the page I want.

Is there a way to do this entirely within a workflow?

(I'm OK with computers, but new to Alfred. Some knowledge of elementary AppleScript)

Thanks