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you bet. and thank you for all the workflows you have created.

@pseudometa i don't know if you might have time to test this on your end -- but when i select a dot to append to (⌘⏎ Append to the Dot), it still just appends to the dot selected in the user configuration when using the "qq" keyword. It was working as expected for a while but suddenly it just appends to the one dot.

I'm on Alfred 5.1.4 and OS 13.6.3

one small tweak i made for myself.... I changed the keyword to "argument required" so it matches the behavior of google suggest that is in the alfred gallery.

this is really nice @Stephen_C. You've become quite prolific.

Is the delay utility intended to work with fractions of a second? I have a delay that is set it .1 seconds but when it runs it appears to delay for a full second.

I'm on alfred 5.1.4 [2195] and OS 13.6.3.

Thanks!

EDIT

I set up a test workflow with .1 second delay and it appears it is getting pretty close:

you might be able to modify this one to get you close to what you are looking for:

https://github.com/ChenNyaru/Spotlight-like-Alfred-Theme

Can this object be updated to differentiate between numbers above the alphas and numbers on the numpad?

Thanks!

I don't know if this is the only way but I believe if you remove or change the bundle id, it will no longer update from the gallery. 

The Simple To Do list workflow in the gallery might be a good place to start. Also these snippet related pages should help as well.

It looks like you should be able to create something with  2 list filters and 4 keyword input objects connected to arg/var utilities and a Copy to clipboard object.

wow! that is really great but i think in this case because pro tools see numbers on the numpad and numbers below f keys as separate keys, I think I would still need a way to pass keycodes.... but so grateful you keep adding new automation tasks!!!

not surprisingly @vitor this has sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole after looking at your Tapback Message workflow. One part of the workflow requires that i fire number keys on the numpad. It is a shortcut I am trying to fire in pro tools (the digital audio workstation app that I use). In order to go to a marker one has to type the "." key and the marker # on the numeric keypad. The numbers can be 1 digit or 6 digits long. For exmple say you want to go to marker #5. the keycommand to go to that marker would be ".5."    

I want to be able to use this in a script that is then followed by other objects downstream. I thought I use use a variable to store the value (like in tapback) and pass to the dispatch keycombo, but there is no way to specify a numpad key with it is passed that way, correct? I'm guessing I would have to build a list filter where the possible numpad combos are assigned a keycode value and get saved as variables?

Bring on the rabbit holes. 

@henrik There are others here with more advanced skillsets here who may be able to help if you share your workflow and debugger. The pages below might help you in the meantime.

https://www.alfredapp.com/help/workflows/advanced/understanding-scripting-environment/

https://www.alfredapp.com/help/kb/reading-environment-variables/

Thanks this is extremely helpful.

I have a workflow I'm building that can use either -- it is a Item in an edit menu but also has a shortcut assigned? Is one faster? more reliable/preferable?

also if I wanted to select the same menu item multiple times in succession is there a way to repeat it x amount of times like dispatching a hot key? Or do I just need to copy that objects amount of times.

I hope you don't mind one other suggestion and that i'm not pushing my luck. I think it would also be nice to the option to tie choose dot and append function a universal action trigger as well. Would that be easily done?

wow, that was fast. This tot user thanks you.

@pseudometa is there a way to append to a dot without tot coming to front? Or is that a function of using their urls? I see that can be done with the qq function but would love to be able to choose a dot at that time as well.

Thanks!

Thank you very much. This me something to learn.

@vitor i wonder if i could prey upon your good graces one more time. The applescript I'm using outputs the path but with an extra line, which i'm removing in a var utility. But would you be able tell me what in the script is outputting a blank line at the end? I can't seem to sort it.

try
    tell application (path to frontmost application as text)
        (path of document 1) as text
    end tell
on error
    try
        tell application "System Events" to tell (process 1 where frontmost is true)
            value of attribute "AXDocument" of window 1
        end tell
        do shell script "x=" & quoted form of result & "
        x=${x/#file:\\/\\/}
        x=${x/#localhost} # 10.8 and earlier
        printf ${x//%/\\\\x}"
    end try
end try

Thanks @vitor. One might also ask is command+clicking on the top of a document really such a drag on my time????

@Stephen_C I have no idea if that script above is the best way to accomplish this, but the script above works, except if the app has any other floating windows.  

interesting. 

these additional lines work on apps that didn't initially return the path:

try
    tell application (path to frontmost application as text)
        (path of document 1) as text
    end tell
on error
    try
        tell application "System Events" to tell (process 1 where frontmost is true)
            value of attribute "AXDocument" of window 1
        end tell
        do shell script "x=" & quoted form of result & "
        x=${x/#file:\\/\\/}
        x=${x/#localhost} # 10.8 and earlier
        printf ${x//%/\\\\x}"
    end try
end try

Thanks Stephen .... this got me going. I got this script to work:

tell application "System Events"
	set activeApp to name of first application process whose frontmost is true
end tell
tell application activeApp
	set myPath to POSIX path of (get file of front document)
end tell

Interestingly, when i run it on any app the first time I get this permission request. I haven't had that kind request to run any other applescript. Any idea why that would be the case?

Also some applications, don't return the path and instead return this error "execution error: Preview got an error: Can’t get file of document 1. (-1728)"

Thanks @Stephen_C i tried that but that front app task doesn't output a path so unfortunately that isn't the solve. That is where mind went as well!

I have  a bit of workflow i have been puzzling over. I often have a document open where I want to quickly go to its path in the finder. For example, I might have a numbers file open and I will command+click on the top of that document's window and click on the folder it resides in, which reveals it in the finder.

I would love to build a way to do this with a script or maybe there is a way to use an automation task for this so I can assign it to a hotkey. It is something I do often and would love to eliminate the need for the mouse.