On Sun, 24 Jan 2010, Adam R. Maxwell wrote: > > On Jan 23, 2010, at 11:20 PM, Ken Mankoff wrote: > >> Hi BibDesk Users List, >> >> I'd like to be able to select a few PDFs, or an entire group, and >> be able to move them all (to a new folder, onto a Kindle, etc.). >> I don't see a way to export the PDFs. I see a Reveal in File >> option but can only drag-and-drop one at a time. Is there a way >> that AppleScripts could be used for this? >> >> I've never coded in AppleScript before. If someone might be able >> to provide a template I would be grateful. Paths can be >> hard-coded as I'll always be exporting to the same place. > > Others have given you AppleScript solutions, but it's not clear if > you want to move or copy the files (I'm assuming you wouldn't move > them to a Kindle as primary storage?). If you just want to copy > the files, you can select the appropriate references in BibDesk, > then option-drag their associated icons from the file icon view > (working with the multicolumn grid view is probably easier in that > case).
This is the solution I wanted. Thank you! I had no idea it was this easy. The AppleScripts might have worked if I changed the "move" to "copy". I definitely did not want to change my BibTex file or 1000+ PDFs, I just want copies elesewhere sometimes. Thanks, -k. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for Conference attendees to learn about information security's most important issues through interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsaconf-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
