Search for and run AppleScripts & Automator workflows

[Jono]

I made this for myself (with the help of deanishe) but wondered if anyone else would find it useful?

 

It's a search filter for AppleScripts and Automator workflows that will run them when you hit Return.

In Alfred's preferences I choose to open AppleScripts rather than running them, so created this for when I want to run scripts and workflows instead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

There's also an action to run scripts or workflows if you haven't used the search filter (i.e. in general file searches).

 

Download: http://d.pr/ePo7

 

 

 

 

Edited March 5, 2014 by Jono

[paulw]

This is a great idea, but I get nothing in my results. My applescripts are in ~/Library/Scripts, and my workflows are in ~/Library/Workflows. Do you have a special search scope set up in Alfred Preferences?

[Jono]

This is a great idea, but I get nothing in my results. My applescripts are in ~/Library/Scripts, and my workflows are in ~/Library/Workflows. Do you have a special search scope set up in Alfred Preferences?

 

I don't think Alfred searches in ~/Library by default. Try adding those folder folders to the Search Scope, and check the 'Show files marked as System File' option.

Edited March 5, 2014 by Jono

[paulw]

Where is the 'Show files marked as System File' option?

[Jono]

Did you look at the search scope in the file filter settings? It's right there, at the bottom 

 

 

[paulw]

Oh, thanks. I was looking in Alfred Preferences. Works great, thanks for this workflow! Hope you'll submit it to Packal too.

[Jono]

Excellent, glad you got it working.

 

I tried adding it to Packal but kept getting errors when trying to submit. In the end I gave up.

[paulw]

Oh, I see. Too bad.

[rice.shawn]

If you run into any errors, do let me know. Packal is still in the "beta" phase, and there are some intermittent problems with uploading workflows that I'm having a bit of trouble tracking down because, well, they don't seem to be thrown in any consistent manner. But all the more info that I can get when it comes to the errors will help.

[deanishe]

I'll give you a heads-up next time I want to upload a workflow. They darn well seem to turn up pretty consistently then

Edited March 5, 2014 by deanishe

[rice.shawn]

The weird thing is that I've never been able to duplicate it, and that's with 45 submissions/updates of my own: I did a lot of testing. You'd think that I would have encountered that error by now.

[deanishe]

Which browser do you use? I'm on Chrome 33.0.1750.146.

[Jono]

I'll give it another try, and let you know if I have problems again.