How do I get lowercase AND clipboard offset in a snippet

[Amandeep Jawa]

Hi -

 

I'm trying to make a simple snippet to use things from my clipboard, BUT I also want it to make the items from my clipboard lowercase.  Can this be done?

 

This works:

scp root@{clipboard:1}:{clipboard:0} ~/Downloads

 

This is what i WANT:

scp root@{clipboard:lowercase,1}:{clipboard:0} ~/Downloads

 

thanks in advance....

'deep

 

.ps I checked out the docs here, but it didn't have a way to do it:

https://www.alfredapp.com/help/features/clipboard/dynamic-placeholders/

[Vero]

Hi @Amandeep Jawa, Welcome to the forum

 

This isn't currently possible, so for now, you'll need to use a workflow for this:

• Connect your Snippet Trigger (or keyword) to an Arg & Var Utility to put the clipboard content into variables
• Connect it to a Run Script action, where the variables you've created will be available as environment variables, so you can construct the string you want
• Use a Copy to Clipboard Output, with "Automatically paste to frontmost app" selected to paste it like a snippet

It's worth noting that transform syntax is coming to the clipboard placeholders in the future, but for now, it takes a little more work. If you need any further help, just post your workflow and we'll help you out.

 

Cheers,
Vero

[Amandeep Jawa]

Ok - that’s what I figured. Thanks.