Is it possible pass Path Finder selection to a script?

[joonas]

I recently switched from Total Finder to Path Finder. Total Finder adds improvements to Finder, so it doesn't affect applescript usage. 

 

Because Path Finder is its own application that has limited applescript support, my old workflow doesn't work anymore.

The old workflow opens current Finder selection in an application based on user input ( Alfred File Filter ).

 

This is what I've been able to gather: 

• It is possible to get the current folder in Path Finder with a workaround
• It's not possible to get the current selection in Path Finder

 

I was thinking that since Alfred is able to get the selected files from Path Finder and pass them on to a File Action, it's possible that maybe there's a better way to do this workflow?

It's important that I can use the workflow by pressing hotkeys and writing in the application name.

 

My old workflow:

1. Hotkey
2. File Filter ( for applications in the Applications folder )
3. Run Apple script:

   tell application "Finder"
   	open (get selection) using path to application "{query}"
   end tell

    

 

My new workflow works with Path Finder (barely):

1. Hotkey
2. File Filter ( for applications in the Applications folder )
3. Run Apple script: 

   -- Shortcut to trigger Path Finder method File > Reveal in Finder. It retains the selection.
   tell application "System Events"
       key code 3 using {option down, command down}
   end
   
   delay 1.2
   
   tell application "Finder"
   
   	set selectedFiles to (get selection)
   	close every window
   	quit
   	open selectedFiles using path to application "{query}"
   	activate application "{query}"
   	open
   	
   end tell

   So yea. this works, but it's not very ideal...

Edited September 15, 2016 by joonas

[deanishe]

This script is the Path Finder equivalent of your Finder script:

 

tell application "Path Finder"

    set thePaths to {}

    repeat with pfItem in (get selection)

        set the end of thePaths to POSIX path of pfItem

    end repeat

    PFOpen thePaths using "{query}"

end tell

[joonas]

So it was that simple :/ 

Thanks.