Where to save Automator Workflows
Hi! Where does one save Automator Workflows? I've created an automator workflow which - when run - takes a selected file and attaches it to a new message in Mail which you fill out the fields of, say To, Subject and so on but I can't run it from the Automator option which appears in the Context menu when a file is selected so I'm assuming that I'm not saving my workflow in the correct location. When I go to Save my workflow from the Automator, the default location seems to be my documents folder which doesn't sound right to me, any comments?Get Selected File option in my workflow, then I have the NEw Email Message and then Get Attachment From option, is this correct? Now as to my workflow? Well I think I've done this right, I have the ** Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Twitter: http://twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia 0390058589 Phone United States 8159261869 Fax: +61 3 9743 7954x MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 ** --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Where to save Automator Workflows
I'm using Leopard at the present, how do you tell Automator to save the workflow as a Finder Plug-in, I just have 2 choices in the Save As dialogue for format, Application and Workflow. On 03/09/2009, at 1:47 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote: Dane, are you on Leopard or Snow Leopard? In leopard, you want to save your workflow as a finder plugin. This will put it where it needs to go, which is under workflows in your library folder. Snow Leopard on the other hand, no longer has finder plugins. Instead, you can save your workflows as services, which is quite cool. You'd then find your workflow under the services menu. HTH Darcy On 2009-09-02, at 3:00 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Where does one save Automator Workflows? I've created an automator workflow which - when run - takes a selected file and attaches it to a new message in Mail which you fill out the fields of, say To, Subject and so on but I can't run it from the Automator option which appears in the Context menu when a file is selected so I'm assuming that I'm not saving my workflow in the correct location. When I go to Save my workflow from the Automator, the default location seems to be my documents folder which doesn't sound right to me, any comments?Get Selected File option in my workflow, then I have the NEw Email Message and then Get Attachment From option, is this correct? Now as to my workflow? Well I think I've done this right, I have the ** Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Twitter: http://twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia 0390058589 Phone United States 8159261869 Fax: +61 3 9743 7954x MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 ** --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Where to save Automator Workflows
Hi Dane, Under the File menu there should be a Save as plug-in option (Command-Option-S). This is Automator under Leopard. Cheers, Esther --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Where to save Automator Workflows
If memory serves, there is a separate option in the menu bar to save as finder plugin. Darcy On 2009-09-03, at 12:03 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: I'm using Leopard at the present, how do you tell Automator to save the workflow as a Finder Plug-in, I just have 2 choices in the Save As dialogue for format, Application and Workflow. On 03/09/2009, at 1:47 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote: Dane, are you on Leopard or Snow Leopard? In leopard, you want to save your workflow as a finder plugin. This will put it where it needs to go, which is under workflows in your library folder. Snow Leopard on the other hand, no longer has finder plugins. Instead, you can save your workflows as services, which is quite cool. You'd then find your workflow under the services menu. HTH Darcy On 2009-09-02, at 3:00 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Where does one save Automator Workflows? I've created an automator workflow which - when run - takes a selected file and attaches it to a new message in Mail which you fill out the fields of, say To, Subject and so on but I can't run it from the Automator option which appears in the Context menu when a file is selected so I'm assuming that I'm not saving my workflow in the correct location. When I go to Save my workflow from the Automator, the default location seems to be my documents folder which doesn't sound right to me, any comments?Get Selected File option in my workflow, then I have the NEw Email Message and then Get Attachment From option, is this correct? Now as to my workflow? Well I think I've done this right, I have the ** Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Twitter: http://twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia 0390058589 Phone United States 8159261869 Fax: +61 3 9743 7954x MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 ** --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Where to save Automator Workflows
Ah thanks, just what i required. On 03/09/2009, at 2:57 PM, Esther wrote: Hi Dane, Under the File menu there should be a Save as plug-in option (Command-Option-S). This is Automator under Leopard. Cheers, Esther I'm using Leopard at the present, how do you tell Automator to save the workflow as a Finder Plug-in, I just have 2 choices in the Save As dialogue for format, Application and Workflow. On 03/09/2009, at 1:47 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote: Dane, are you on Leopard or Snow Leopard? In leopard, you want to save your workflow as a finder plugin. This will put it where it needs to go, which is under workflows in your library folder. Snow Leopard on the other hand, no longer has finder plugins. Instead, you can save your workflows as services, which is quite cool. You'd then find your workflow under the services menu. HTH Darcy On 2009-09-02, at 3:00 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: Hi! Where does one save Automator Workflows? I've created an automator workflow which - when run - takes a selected file and attaches it to a new message in Mail which you fill out the fields of, say To, Subject and so on but I can't run it from the Automator option which appears in the Context menu when a file is selected so I'm assuming that I'm not saving my workflow in the correct location. When I go to Save my workflow from the Automator, the default location seems to be my documents folder which doesn't sound right to me, any comments?Get Selected File option in my workflow, then I have the NEw Email Message and then Get Attachment From option, is this correct? Now as to my workflow? Well I think I've done this right, I have the ** Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:grtd...@internode.on.net Twitter: http://twitter.com/grtdane blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com Phone United Kingdom 02032874641 Phone Australia 0390058589 Phone United States 8159261869 Fax: +61 3 9743 7954x MSN grtd...@dane-trethowan.net skype:grtdane12 ** --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
