Custom search for fist position in clipboard history

[m3rkury]

Hi,

I am having trouble with creating simple workflow that is searching (in my url) for a query. I want this query to be inserted from clipboard.

So when I type the keyword for workflow in Alfred and hit enter I would like the browser to open something like:

https://myurl.com/searcg?q={clipboard}

 

I have automation that searches for something I put after keyword - it opens :

https://myurl.com/searcg?q={query}

It works fine  but don't know how to get it open with argument from clipboard.

[Stephen_C]

Welcome to the forum.

 

I think you'll find this Alfred help page useful in that context: Using Clipboard History Items In Workflows and Snippets.

 

Stephen

[FireFingers21]

@m3rkury You can put an Arg and Vars Utility in between your Keyword and Open URL actions. Setting the "Argument" field to {clipboard:0} will pass the latest item in your clipboard as {query} for your search URL.

[m3rkury]

@FireFingers21 it didn't work for me

The effect is launching search query without any argument

It looks like this:

 

[Stephen_C]

It looks as though you have not connected your keyword to the Arg & Vars and the latter to the Open URL. To see what I mean take a look at this Alfred help page: Getting started: Keyword to Web Search—that shows how to connect objects in the workflow.

 

Stephen

Edited August 21 by Stephen_C

[m3rkury]

Thank you! @Stephen_C Now it works