Using workflow environment variables e.g. alfred_workflow_uid outside of Script

[luckman212]

These script environment variables (e.g. `alfred_workflow_uid`) have been very useful to me.

https://www.alfredapp.com/help/workflows/script-environment-variables/

 

I'd like to be able to use them outside of bash or python script actions. Any reason they're not made available throughout the entire workflow?

[vitor]

1 hour ago, luckman212 said:

I'd like to be able to use them outside of bash or python script actions. Any reason they're not made available throughout the entire workflow?

 

They are. What exactly are you trying to do? Wherever you are that it’s not working, does {var:alfred_workflow_uid} work?

[luckman212]

Thanks @vitor

It isn't working for me outside of script actions.

 

For example, try this simple workflow:

 

Hotkey settings

 

Large Type settings

 

The output for me is:

[vitor]

Looks like you are correct. I was under the impression these were also available, but I can reproduce your results. Moving this to Feature Requests.

[luckman212]

Thank you, I believe this would be very useful, for creating singletons/mutex's/lockfiles etc. as well as a bunch of other things.