Stephen_C Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 @sepulchra brilliant idea, thanks! I'd not really got my head around the file filter in that context so many thanks for the prompt. Further tidying of this may now wait until tomorrow but it looks as though it may be release-able. Thanks again for all your feedback and help. Stephen sepulchra 1 Link to comment
mlondon Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 OP here. I see I have stirred up a flurry of interest. Really appreciated. Here is my ideal workflow: I often have incoming files in my Download folder or Desktop that I want to put away in various folders. Alfred's Universal File Action "Move to..." makes this quick and easy. However, sometimes I need to create a new folder inside an existing one. For example, I have income research papers that I put into a "Research" folder, but I would like to be able to create a sub-folder inside of "Research" on-the-fly, and move the file into that new folder. Although I frequently need this inside my "Research" folder, I would like to be able to do this inside ANY existing folder, rather than having to setup an action/workflow/script that only allowed this operation inside of previously determined folders. I was hoping the original workflow I mentioned (https://www.deanishe.net/post/2019/06/workflow-new-directory-with-selection/) would do the trick, but even after editing the python file, I cannot get this to work, and I have not heard back from the developer (admittedly it was only two days ago, so he may well answer.) Seems this would be a VERY helpful action for other users as well. I'm not a coder, so limited ability to modify scripts etc, but grateful for whatever solutions you may come up with. Thank you. Link to comment
Stephen_C Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 I hope to release something some time tomorrow morning which you may find useful. I just need to do a little more testing first. Stephen Link to comment
sepulchra Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, mlondon said: I'm not a coder, so limited ability to modify scripts etc, but grateful for whatever solutions you may come up with. Neither are we really. I like puzzles though and your suggestion is a really good one. I've been incredibly impressed with the addition of automation tasks and they are really quite powerful once you get working with them. I suspect @Stephen_C will have this locked down for you by tomorrow. I'm already using what he made with some tweaks today. Edited April 17, 2023 by sepulchra Link to comment
Stephen_C Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 See here for the first release of the workflow. Stephen Link to comment
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