Shakti

Yes that's right 👍️🌲️ .  keyword plus arg Vars is what I'm looking for. That's really use for some applications with a very long or unknown list.  

Thanks,

C

23 minutes ago, deanishe said:

Keyword + Arg & Vars

I'm in the same boat. 

On 7/8/2020 at 10:17 AM, Brandon Lipman said:

Have been a fan of Alfred for as long as I have had a Mac.

 

I am looking to build out a few custom workflows that will interact with web apps I use frequently and also files. Preferably I am looking to hire someone to custom build them. 

 

Herre is an example workflow: 

When a given website is on screen and in focus in the browser give options based on that tool. The idea is to create make Alfred almost like Superhuman's command K interface for other apps. Simple example, assign a task in asana or create a new task. 

 

Again I really want to pay someone todo this. I am technical in nature and readily familiar with the APIs that would be used. 

I'm in the same boat, would be great to hire for buidling custom workflows. Alfred is ideal for interacting with web apps. But there's a real technical barrier if you're not familare with scripts etc. Would be happy to hire someone to build workflows. It's a unique and valuable skill set. 

I've answered my question 7 minutes later. You can set a hotkey if the next step is a keyword, you can enter a {query} initially that will pass right through to be used later in the workflow. Using this with Google Sheets filter or find and replace is really useful FYI. Like a macro but much more versitile. 

C

Hi, 

Rookie question. I often query things on web applications like google sheets, where, I start with a string or a number then there is a boring sequence of actions that can be automated by Alfred. Aside from copying something to the clipboard, is there a way to punch something into the alfred window, hit enter then that becomes the {query} that gets pasted in the browser later? 

Sometimes when I set a hotkey to start, it will open a window as if it's asking for a query but when I type it and hit enter, nothing happens.

An example would be this filter in google sheets. I made an awesome workflow to populate a filter. But it starts with a filtered list. I can't just punch any old query in there as an argument then have it paste later in the workflow.

Ya dig?

Thanks,
Chris

Ok perfect! I made it Command D so I just hit D to duplicate, then O to open. 
Thanks 👍🌲

Ya awesome that duplicate action is really useful! Thanks guys.

Do you know how to make it run on a file? I have a keyword trigger --> the file path appears in "Action in Alfred". --> Then I need the script run on that path?

Is there a way to trigger it on one file from a keyword?

Jeeze this sounds perfect. The link is expired though. Does anyone else know how to duplicate a file as an action?

For example you have a template file I often fill out. And I often forget to make a copy thus messing up the template.

So if I could just: File action -> copy template -> open copy. That would be awesome!

Oh that link worked instantly. Thank you both 👍️🌲️

 https://github.com/ibnuh/alfred-character-counter-workflow/releases/download/1.0/Character.Word.Counter.alfredworkflow

Hi, thanks for the reply.

What's the "OP"?  

I've been going to this link" https://github.com/ibnuh/alfred-character-counter-workflow and downloading the file and, I just don't know what to do with it? There is no .alfredworkflow file in there and when I compress and rename it, it only half works, but it won't count the characters.  

I can't figure out how to use an alfred workflow from github. 

Looks great.

I'm a super newbie dev and I'm having trouble installing it. I tried compressing it into a "Archive.alfredworkflow" file but only part of the flow appeared.

I'd like to try "composer install" or "git clone" but I don't know what folder I need to be in inside Iterm. 

Thanks,
Chris

Awesome! From the Contacts app just press Cmd-L then you can edit.  🤓️

Just figured it out. This works great for bookkeeping, you can find the $ amount on a statement instantly