Shakti Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Hi, Rookie question. I often query things on web applications like google sheets, where, I start with a string or a number then there is a boring sequence of actions that can be automated by Alfred. Aside from copying something to the clipboard, is there a way to punch something into the alfred window, hit enter then that becomes the {query} that gets pasted in the browser later? Sometimes when I set a hotkey to start, it will open a window as if it's asking for a query but when I type it and hit enter, nothing happens. An example would be this filter in google sheets. I made an awesome workflow to populate a filter. But it starts with a filtered list. I can't just punch any old query in there as an argument then have it paste later in the workflow. Ya dig? Thanks, Chris Link to comment
Shakti Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 I've answered my question 7 minutes later. You can set a hotkey if the next step is a keyword, you can enter a {query} initially that will pass right through to be used later in the workflow. Using this with Google Sheets filter or find and replace is really useful FYI. Like a macro but much more versitile. C Link to comment
deanishe Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, Shakti said: is there a way to punch something into the alfred window, hit enter then that becomes the {query} that gets pasted in the browser later? Keyword input --> Open URL action. 6 minutes ago, Shakti said: Ya dig? No, not really. It sounds like you want a Keyword + Arg & Vars to capture your query, then a List Filter to select what to do with it. Link to comment
Shakti Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 Yes that's right 👍️🌲️ . keyword plus arg Vars is what I'm looking for. That's really use for some applications with a very long or unknown list. Thanks, C 23 minutes ago, deanishe said: Keyword + Arg & Vars Link to comment
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