ulyssesric Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 Is there anyway to reveal multiple Finder files in custom workflow ? I'm working on a script that will find files that matches with query string in the front most Finder window. If I echo full pathname of a file in script code, and put a "Reveal File in Finder" action in the output, it will work as expected. But if there are multiple files that matches with query string, I've no idea whether can I reveal multiple files at the same time.
Vero Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 @ulyssesric Welcome to the forum! Could you please enter your Powerpack email address in your forum profile? We'll then be happy to help you further with your workflow-related questions Cheers, Vero
ulyssesric Posted April 1, 2017 Author Posted April 1, 2017 38 minutes ago, Vero said: @ulyssesric Welcome to the forum! Could you please enter your Powerpack email address in your forum profile? We'll then be happy to help you further with your workflow-related questions Cheers, Vero Done. I'm mega supporter.
deanishe Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 On 31/03/2017 at 11:17 AM, ulyssesric said: But if there are multiple files that matches with query string, I've no idea whether can I reveal multiple files at the same time. Alfred's Reveal File action can't do this, it appears. You'll have to use AppleScript. Finder's reveal command works correctly with multiple files (i.e. tell application "Finder" to reveal severalFiles). ulyssesric 1
ulyssesric Posted April 1, 2017 Author Posted April 1, 2017 3 hours ago, deanishe said: Alfred's Reveal File action can't do this, it appears. You'll have to use AppleScript. Finder's reveal command works correctly with multiple files (i.e. tell application "Finder" to reveal severalFiles). Understood. Thank you.
deanishe Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 Be sure to post the workflow when you're done. Sounds super useful.
Vero Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 @ulyssesric Thanks for filling in your details I'd understood your question as actioning the visible results, which you can set as an action modifier in Alfred's Advanced preferences, but @deanishe is correct that it's not possible to reveal all files in Finder by default, so a workflow will be your best bet. Cheers, Vero
ExSierra Posted October 11, 2018 Posted October 11, 2018 I search for a published workflow for this and did not see one. Does anyone have a workflow they can share?
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