Send multiple input vars to script?

[Philipp Str]

I want to build a workflow that uses a File Action (get a file path) and a Keyword (ask for a tag/string). I want to pass both values to a script.

What I've tried is using vars to store both values as {var:path} and {var:tag}, but those vars are not available in the script. Also, using $1 and $2 was not successful.

 

Any ideas on how I can pass multiple input args to my shell script?

 

[Stephen_C]

Welcome to the forum.

 

Use the Split Arg utility and then process the arguments in your shell script (for that, see the Alfred help page on Reading Environment Variables).

 

Stephen

[vitor]

19 hours ago, Philipp Str said:

What I've tried is using vars to store both values as {var:path} and {var:tag}, but those vars are not available in the script.

They are, but you have to access them as the language expects. In this case as ${tag} and ${path} (see link posted by @Stephen_C). But don’t use path at all to avoid conflicts.

 

By splitting arguments (refer to @Stephen_C’s other link) you can either have them as variables or as separate arguments, for ${1} and so forth.

 

I still encourage you to finish the workflow for the learning experience, but what you want can be accomplished in Alfred without any code: See Label Colour Tag, which will also help with your specific questions.

[Philipp Str]

Thanks for the hints!

I got the workflow to behave as expected by

1. Using "tag_path" instead of "path" as mentioned by @vitor, and
2. Using the Split Arg utility [split by tabs]

Thanks for the great help 👍