solved [SOLVED] Workflow to open a bunch of files in a particular application

[macosxguru]

Is it possible to write a workflow which opens a list of files in a particular application? These are all text files but I don't them to be opened by the default application. I want them opened in a particular application which is not the default for the file--type.

 

macosxguru

[dfay]

Yes. Is it a fixed list of files or will it change depending on the search term?

[macosxguru]

It is a fixed list of files.

 

Thanks for helping.

 

macosxguru

[dfay]

The easiest way will be to use the open command in a bash script e.g. to open in Preview

 

open -a "Preview.app" {query}

 

[macosxguru]

I am sure your system works. What I did was to setup three open files with the files I wanted to open. The problem was that two of them are markdown files and the third is emacs config file. All three are setup to be opened by emacs. I assigned a hotkey to the three and when I invoke the hotkey. emacs opens with all three files in tabs. Thanks for your help.

 

macosxguru

[dfay]

Yeah that works fine.  Depending on how you work using open has some other flags that may make it helpful.  Notably opening apps in the background or hidden (see 

 and the man page).

[macosxguru]

Thanks dfay for all the help.

 

macosxguru