Alfred PDF Tools – Optimize, encrypt and manipulate PDF files

[Dylzzz]

Hi @xilopaint, looks like you have a great workflow here. I am fairly new so I'm not sure whats possible.

As per my first post:

 I would love to know if its possible to do text extraction from PDF's

[xilopaint]

1 hour ago, Dylzzz said:

Hi @xilopaint, looks like you have a great workflow here. I am fairly new so I'm not sure whats possible.

As per my first post:

 I would love to know if its possible to do text extraction from PDF's

 

It’s something I can add in the near future, although text extraction can be unreliable for a number of reasons.

[Dylzzz]

Ah I see, I had a look at that link can see it becoming quite a tricky task and I think my expectations would be too much.

It would essentially need to copy a date, invoice number and all the line items and their cost into a csv format for it to be worth the time to develop because otherwise, I will still need to copy and paste and manipulate the data which would take me just as long as probably manually entering the invoices.

Thanks for your quick reply.

[Stephen_C]

Although a little off-topic, you might look at using Hazel for that.

 

Stephen

[Dylzzz]

I just bought hazel too. I’ll look into this more with hazel and see if it’s what I need 

[giovanni]

On 8/18/2022 at 7:14 PM, xilopaint said:

Hey @giovanni, could you help us here?

Sorry @xilopaint I was out. I just tried again both versions 4.1 and 4.2 and I am able to encrypt and decrypt PDF files on my M1 MacBook Pro. Let me know if you need me to test anything else. 

[xilopaint]

On 9/12/2022 at 10:42 AM, giovanni said:

Sorry @xilopaint I was out. I just tried again both versions 4.1 and 4.2 and I am able to encrypt and decrypt PDF files on my M1 MacBook Pro. Let me know if you need me to test anything else. 

 

Do you have Rosetta installed?

[xilopaint]

Hey @zeitlings and @TomBenz, now I have a M2 Mac. Could you guys help me with a test?

[TomBenz]

12 hours ago, xilopaint said:

Hey @zeitlings and @TomBenz, now I have a M2 Mac. Could you guys help me with a test?

sure @xilopaint I am on M1 max and Ventura 13.0 (released today).

[xilopaint]

1 hour ago, TomBenz said:

sure @xilopaint I am on M1 max and Ventura 13.0 (released today).

 

Please, install this build and post the output of the !diagnostic keyword.

[TomBenz]

41 minutes ago, xilopaint said:

 

Please, install this build and post the output of the !diagnostic keyword.

### Workflow version
4.2

### Alfred version
5.0.3

### Python version
3.10.7

### PyCryptodome version
Not Installed

### Rosetta installation status
Installed

### macOS version
13.0

### Architecture
arm64
 

[xilopaint]

15 minutes ago, TomBenz said:

### Workflow version
4.2

### Alfred version
5.0.3

### Python version
3.10.7

### PyCryptodome version
Not Installed

### Rosetta installation status
Installed

### macOS version
13.0

### Architecture
arm64
 

 

Please, try to decrypt this file using the password asdfzxcv and tell me if it works. You will be prompted to install PyCryptodome. You can accept it.

[TomBenz]

3 hours ago, xilopaint said:

 

Please, try to decrypt this file using the password asdfzxcv and tell me if it works. You will be prompted to install PyCryptodome. You can accept it.

Worked well and created encb [decrypted].pdf file successfully

[xilopaint]

14 hours ago, TomBenz said:

Worked well and created encb [decrypted].pdf file successfully

 

Do you remember if you installed Rosetta after or before the last time we tested the workflow?

Edited October 24, 2022 by xilopaint

[TomBenz]

2 hours ago, xilopaint said:

 

Do you remember if you installed Rosetta after or before the last time we tested?

Sorry, I don't remember any specific action to install Rosetta. 

[Shahrukh]

is this workflow not compatible with macOS Ventura yet?

 

[xilopaint]

16 minutes ago, Shahrukh said:

is this workflow not compatible with macOS Ventura yet?

 

 

It works for me. If you're facing any issues, please post the output of Alfred Debugger.

[Shahrukh]

I was trying to merge two files. Workflow just didn't returned any results.

here is the !diagnostic data.

 

### Workflow version
4.2

### Alfred version
5.0.3

### Python version
3.10.7

### PyCryptodome version
3.15.0

### macOS version
13.0

### Architecture
i386
 

I am also providing the screenshot of Progress command.

 

[xilopaint]

@Shahrukhyou should post the content of Alfred Debugger.

[Shahrukh]

[17:12:03.411] Logging Started...

[17:12:14.560] Alfred PDF Tools[File Action] Processing complete

[17:12:14.572] Alfred PDF Tools[File Action] Passing output '(

    "/Users/shahrukhkamal/Desktop/TRIPLEW DIGITAL SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED.pdf",

    "/Users/shahrukhkamal/Desktop/Path-Enterprises.pdf"

)' to Arg and Vars

[17:12:14.575] Alfred PDF Tools[Arg and Vars] Processing complete

[17:12:14.578] Alfred PDF Tools[Arg and Vars] Passing output '' to Keyword

[17:12:16.041] Alfred PDF Tools[Keyword] Processing complete

[17:12:16.049] Alfred PDF Tools[Keyword] Passing output 'fs' to Run Script

[17:12:16.397] ERROR: Alfred PDF Tools[Run Script] .

17:12:16 workflow.py:2278 DEBUG    ---------- Alfred PDF Tools (4.2.0) ----------

17:12:16 workflow.py:1681 DEBUG    reading settings from /Users/shahrukhkamal/Library/Application Support/Alfred/Workflow Data/com.xilopaint.alfredapp.pdftools/settings.json

17:12:16 workflow.py:2679 INFO     checking for update ...

17:12:16 background.py:214 DEBUG    [__workflow_update_check] command cached: /Users/shahrukhkamal/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred/Workflow Data/com.xilopaint.alfredapp.pdftools/__workflow_update_check.argcache

17:12:16 background.py:218 DEBUG    [__workflow_update_check] passing job to background runner: ['/usr/bin/python3', '-m', 'workflow.background', '__workflow_update_check']

xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun

17:12:16 workflow.py:2298 ERROR    Command '['/usr/bin/python3', '-m', 'workflow.background', '__workflow_update_check']' returned non-zero exit status 1.

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/Users/shahrukhkamal/Library/Application Support/Alfred/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.D6CC8F42-EEE0-4BF8-9F9B-726975D98C06/workflow/workflow.py", line 2289, in run

    self.check_update()

  File "/Users/shahrukhkamal/Library/Application Support/Alfred/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.D6CC8F42-EEE0-4BF8-9F9B-726975D98C06/workflow/workflow.py", line 2681, in check_update

    run_in_background("__workflow_update_check", cmd)

  File "/Users/shahrukhkamal/Library/Application Support/Alfred/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.D6CC8F42-EEE0-4BF8-9F9B-726975D98C06/workflow/background.py", line 219, in run_in_background

    retcode = subprocess.run(cmd, check=True).returncode

  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/lib/python3.10/subprocess.py", line 524, in run

    raise CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args,

subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['/usr/bin/python3', '-m', 'workflow.background', '__workflow_update_check']' returned non-zero exit status 1.

17:12:16 workflow.py:2301 INFO     for assistance, see: https://github.com/xilopaint/alfred-pdf-tools

17:12:16 workflow.py:2322 DEBUG    ---------- finished in 0.048s ----------

 

 

I hope that I am doing this right

[Shahrukh]

9 minutes ago, Shahrukh said:

[17:12:03.411] Logging Started...

[17:12:14.560] Alfred PDF Tools[File Action] Processing complete

[17:12:14.572] Alfred PDF Tools[File Action] Passing output '(

    "/Users/shahrukhkamal/Desktop/TRIPLEW DIGITAL SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED.pdf",

    "/Users/shahrukhkamal/Desktop/Path-Enterprises.pdf"

)' to Arg and Vars

[17:12:14.575] Alfred PDF Tools[Arg and Vars] Processing complete

[17:12:14.578] Alfred PDF Tools[Arg and Vars] Passing output '' to Keyword

[17:12:16.041] Alfred PDF Tools[Keyword] Processing complete

[17:12:16.049] Alfred PDF Tools[Keyword] Passing output 'fs' to Run Script

[17:12:16.397] ERROR: Alfred PDF Tools[Run Script] .

17:12:16 workflow.py:2278 DEBUG    ---------- Alfred PDF Tools (4.2.0) ----------

17:12:16 workflow.py:1681 DEBUG    reading settings from /Users/shahrukhkamal/Library/Application Support/Alfred/Workflow Data/com.xilopaint.alfredapp.pdftools/settings.json

17:12:16 workflow.py:2679 INFO     checking for update ...

17:12:16 background.py:214 DEBUG    [__workflow_update_check] command cached: /Users/shahrukhkamal/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred/Workflow Data/com.xilopaint.alfredapp.pdftools/__workflow_update_check.argcache

17:12:16 background.py:218 DEBUG    [__workflow_update_check] passing job to background runner: ['/usr/bin/python3', '-m', 'workflow.background', '__workflow_update_check']

xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun

17:12:16 workflow.py:2298 ERROR    Command '['/usr/bin/python3', '-m', 'workflow.background', '__workflow_update_check']' returned non-zero exit status 1.

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/Users/shahrukhkamal/Library/Application Support/Alfred/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.D6CC8F42-EEE0-4BF8-9F9B-726975D98C06/workflow/workflow.py", line 2289, in run

    self.check_update()

  File "/Users/shahrukhkamal/Library/Application Support/Alfred/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.D6CC8F42-EEE0-4BF8-9F9B-726975D98C06/workflow/workflow.py", line 2681, in check_update

    run_in_background("__workflow_update_check", cmd)

  File "/Users/shahrukhkamal/Library/Application Support/Alfred/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.D6CC8F42-EEE0-4BF8-9F9B-726975D98C06/workflow/background.py", line 219, in run_in_background

    retcode = subprocess.run(cmd, check=True).returncode

  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/lib/python3.10/subprocess.py", line 524, in run

    raise CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args,

subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['/usr/bin/python3', '-m', 'workflow.background', '__workflow_update_check']' returned non-zero exit status 1.

17:12:16 workflow.py:2301 INFO     for assistance, see: https://github.com/xilopaint/alfred-pdf-tools

17:12:16 workflow.py:2322 DEBUG    ---------- finished in 0.048s ----------

 

 

I hope that I am doing this right

It was all working fine before I updated to Ventura last night. Now any function of this workflow is not working 

[xilopaint]

@ShahrukhIt seems you don’t have Developer Tools installed or it was deleted with macOS Ventura upgrade. Do you get any output for xcode-select -p in Terminal?

[Shahrukh]

3 minutes ago, xilopaint said:

@ShahrukhIt seems you don’t have Developer Tools installed or it was deleted with macOS Ventura upgrade. Do you get any output for xcode-select -p in Terminal?

this is what I get on running this command

 

[xilopaint]

11 minutes ago, Shahrukh said:

this is what I get on running this command

 

 

Try to reinstall Command Line Tools.

 

Run sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools and after that xcode-select --install .

Edited October 25, 2022 by xilopaint

[Shahrukh]

17 minutes ago, xilopaint said:

 

Try to reinstall Command Line Tools.

 

Run sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools and after that xcode-select --install .

Started working now. Thanks!!