solved Run Script fails with args

[andy4222]

Hi Alfred team, 

 

I'm passing in args to Run Script, which will be used by the `open` command to open different browser modes. However, this command fails when I pass in the args. It works when I directly specify the command and not use args. It's something with the "space" character in the args but I can't seem to figure out what to change. Tried escaping with space with `\` and `\\` as well. 

 

Could you please help

https://www.dropbox.com/s/my74m8uqk4pwnxy/Browser MODES - COPY.alfredworkflow?dl=0

Edited July 30, 2022 by andy4222

[vitor]

Environment variables can only be strings, so the Run Script is seeing that command as a contiguous blob of text (as if it were between quotes). To have it run your string as if it were a command you can eval $appCommand but you should avoid eval. The proper way is to have the command itself in the Run Script. Also, escaping your spaces with \ quickly makes your code hard to read. Quote the text: open -a "Google Chrome" --args --incognito (you don’t need the full path with open -a).

For more advanced use, you can also pass your separate arguments as JSON configuration, but for for now I recommend you use the method of having the command itself in the Run Script.