Hello, I'm trying to make it so if I hit a hotkey, Keyboard Maestro will create a new text file in the current Finder location. I tried the "copy file to" function but it requires a destination location (I tried leaving the destination blank and making the next step cmd-v but it didn't work). I am…

Hey @emc , That's simple, but please provide more information like: What the file should be named. Does it require any content? I have a script that chooses from a folder of template files, so I can add-to or change them easily in the Finder. [image] I replicated the functionality of an old uti…

Hello Chris, thanks for the reply. A good name would be “Notes”. It does not require any content, but I would prefer it to be in rich text format rather than plain text. Thanks. :slight_smile:

Hey @emc , You can’t create a RTF file out of nothing like you can a plain text file (at least with vanilla AppleScript). But you can use a template file, and duplicate it wherever you want. Here’s the basic AppleScript. ------------------------------------------------------------ # User's Templa…

Chris, The workflow you describe (popup with list of template) is exactly what I’m looking for. Would you be willing to share your entire code here? Thanks.

[image] carlos: Would you be willing to share your entire code here? Hey Carlos, Sure. On first run the script will create a templates folder and a text-template. That folder will then be opened, so you can see where it lives. All other templates must be added by the user. The top item i…

Thanks, Chris, that worked great!

Hey Folks, I've revised the AppleScript in post #6 to change the newly created template files' creation and modification dates to NOW() when the user creates them. The old script leaves the dates the same as the template files. -Chris -------------------------------------------------------------…

Hey Folks, I've made some minor changes and bug-fixes to the script in post #8 above. Thanks to @Tom for his feedback on the script. -Chris

Hey Folks, Here's a somewhat more modern version of above script that I've turned into a macro. The macro pops-up a pick-list of available templates. [image] When a template is selected the user is given the opportunity to rename it. [21] All templates MUST have file-extensions. The macro wil…

Dear Chris, Thank you for your gracious answer. Your new macro worked fine. May I ask a question？ How do I change the storage location of a newly created file? Where should I put in the PATH I would like to change? Best regards, WAKAMATSU (boehmflute)

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