Duplicate Specific File and Open?

[slyfox]

Can someone please help me create a workflow:

 

1. Duplicate specific finder file (Pages document - no need to search)

2. Open or reveal the copy of the file

 

I can't figure this out. Alfred has file filters or opening a specific file but not manipulating specific file.

[RodgerWW]

Try this out: http://www.alfredforum.com/topic/5914-file-action-duplicate

 

And at the end of the script add the following to open the file in it's associated app:

open "$name-1.$ext"

To reveal the file in Finder, add the following to the end of the script:

open -R "$name-1.$ext"

[slyfox]

This script adds an Alfred menu when browsing files. Is there anyway to add a specific keyword to manipulate a specific file rather than navigate folders to find the file via Alfred?

[RodgerWW]

Perhaps I am not understanding what you want exactly, but, how does one copy a specific file unless one has already found it?  There is no need to search for a file by navigating menus with Alfred, just by using "SPACE" before your search in Alfred you can search anything.  The script above is just a file action script ... duplicating a file IS a file action.

 

Can you perhaps be a bit more specific in your exact need?

[slyfox]

All of the scripts assume that I need to find a file before doing something to it. What I need is to tell Alfred to simply duplicate a specific file. I do not need to search for it as it is the same file every time.

 

Scenario: I need to write a report.

 

1. Trigger Alfred

2. type: "newreport"

3. Alfred Duplicates my "Report Template" pages document and reveals it in Finder.

4. I give the report a name and open the report.