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I would like to search for folders by their exact name, and exclude other folders starting with or otherwise containing the search phrase.

Say I have folders:

Object

Object 1

Object 12

And I have files:

Object

Object 1

Object 12

I want to search for "Object" and return all folder(s) with the exact name "Object", regardless of their paths/parent folders. I don't want any files returned and I don't want folders "Object 1" "Object 12".

I can currently get all folders containing "Object" using a File Filter limited to File Type public.folder with Words and Split unchecked in the Field tab. Or I can check those boxes and the result will be limited to folders starting with "Object" but will also pull in "Object 1" "Object 12" etc.

I thought there would be an obvious way to limit the results in the Value of the Field tab, but I'm not finding a way to make that work.

Thanks

3 hours ago, rfischmann said:

Unfortunately this new version isn't working as it should for me. It's always pasting the last thing I copy

Same for me. Changing reset_mins value doesn't seem to matter.

Is anyone able to set custom categories with Alfred 4? "recpref" brings up the two custom categories, but nothing happens when I press return to set them. I see the scripts have reference to com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-3, but the notes say not to edit the scripts because they have to be recompiled.

On 7/20/2018 at 5:26 AM, robgill said:

The Fix
Go to 1Password settings > Advanced > Check the box for "Allow create of vaults outside of 1Password accounts"
This does then create the necessary meta data and thus ties Alfred back to 1Password, you can unchecked this box again after this process and Alfred will still work with 1Password

 

Hope that helps someone if you have a similar issue!

This worked for me in a very similar situation. Used AppCleaner to remove 1Password after having switched to a 1password.com account. No combination of toggling worked until I enabled "Allow create of vaults outside of 1Password accounts" AND created a new item in the local vault. Then Alfred picked it up and I was able to uncheck "Allow create of vaults outside of 1Password accounts" and delete the local vault. All good. Thanks for circling back with your fix!

Merge Error: "Cannot merge a malformed PDF file"

I am suddenly getting this error when I attempt to merge PDF files. (v2.16)

Any ideas?

On 7/8/2019 at 9:56 AM, rhyd said:

@evanfuchs v2.0.6 should solve this issue

Sorry, I missed this. 2.0.6 solved it. Thanks!

3 hours ago, tcurdt said:

I want to run a workflow when something is getting copied into the clipboard.

If the clipboard content matches a certain pattern I want to open a URL.

Is this possible at all?

If you happen to have Keyboard Maestro, it can trigger a macro based on the system clipboard.

I am running OF 3.3.2 and I get an error when I run .d to show overdue or due items:

I use the TimeZones - a World Clock script filter workflow to look up times in US cities and it works great 👍

I am looking for a workflow that lists the actual time zone instead (or in addition to) the Country/City format.

For example, Denver, CO is listed in the TimeZones workflow as "Timezone: America/Denver":

Does anyone know of a workflow that would list the time zone as Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) rather than America/Denver?

Thanks

On 12/4/2018 at 11:33 PM, GuiB said:

Here is a new workflow with this inside in case it is easier to make it work: https://nofile.io/f/qvNgR5gw0pe/-+Example+File+Multi+Selection+Tests.alfredworkflow

Any chance of resharing this example workflow? The link is dead.

Thanks!

On 6/4/2016 at 2:00 AM, deanishe said:

It's hard to explain in text. This demo workflow shows what I mean.

I know I'm digging up an old thread, but I"m trying to follow the instructions to use mods object and filter results. The link to the demo workflow is broken. Any chance of sharing it again?

On 12/18/2018 at 9:44 AM, deanishe said:

That's a bit more complicated than it need be. In the Hotkey, just change Action from "Pass through to workflow" to "Show Alfred". Job done.

Good to know!

I don't think this can be done within settings, but two workarounds:

- If you have Keyboard Maestro it's simple to assign a "hot key trigger" (whatever key combo you want to use for Alfred) to a macro that simulates the keystroke that is already set in Alfred. For example, you can tell KM to fire command-space when you press x and it will show Alfred (if you have the Alfred Trigger set to command-space in settings)

- Another solution would be to set up a Hotkey in Alfred that simulates a key combo using AppleScript. Like this to show Alfred :

on alfred_script(q)
   tell application "System Events" to keystroke {Space} using {command down}
end alfred_script

Not sure if there are any downsides, like delay or conflicts, to doing it internally with Alfred using the Hotkey+AppleScript.

You might love this: https://github.com/esanai/lazylink

omg - thanks

I am pasting a query using the Copy to Clipboard action with "automatically paste to frontmost app" selected. I'd like to achieve the same result without copying to the clipboard by "inserting" the query in the frontmost app. Thanks.

On 10/25/2018 at 9:13 PM, QqzgpCAo said:

 

 

I have changed the date format from dd/mm to mm-dd.

You can update it from Github.

Right on. Thanks!

Cool workflow. Thank you!

Can I change the date from dd/mm to mm/dd?

7 hours ago, deanishe said:

Vítor has an arguably more sensible solution: a repo for requested workflows.

Cool solution. It's a bummer to search the forum and find that perfect workflow solution, only to find out the link is dead.

Minor issue: Toggling dnd off ("turn it off") works, but the Notification Center icon remains dimmed as though Do Not Disturb is still on. I'm using High Sierra 10.13.6

Do Not Disturb on

Do Not Disturb off 

If I toggle Do Not Disturb off manually, it reverts to the darker icon as a visual cue. If I toggle using the workflow it remains faded.

I use a web-based software that is all button clicks with no keyboard shortcuts. Switching back and forth from mouse to keyboard drives me nuts. If the button is visible on the page, Keyboard Maestro's "Click at found image" is good for this sort of thing.

3 hours ago, juliosecco said:

using BBedit or another text editor thst accepts regular expressions, you could do a search replace  this way:

 

search string: ^([^\n]+)$

replace string: \1,,\1

Thanks. I can do it manually in Excel pretty easily, but I think regular expression replacement/substitution is the right track for a script/workflow solution. I just don't know how, but I'm trying to learn.

Yes I found that after this post, which is fantastic. Thank you. I’d love to automate the process of converting my single column file:

alpha

beta

gamma

into three columns format to make Alfred happy:

alpha, ,alpha

beta, ,beta

gamma, , gamma

Thanks again. That list filter workflow is awesome. 

I have a text file with phrases listed alphabetically, one per line. I'd like Alfred to display the lines in the ordered list and be able to copy the selected line to the clipboard. The list changes, so it would need to be read from the file or updated daily/manually.

I've read some posts that may be close, but they are over my head so I'm pretty much lost. Can this be done without mad skills?

Thanks

Hey, thanks @GuiB for taking the time. I had looked at the filters.json and bulletlist.pl, but it was beyond me.

Your revisions work great. FYI, the case modifications do strip existing line breaks as well, but I think the original workflow did that, too.

Thank you!