Finder and PathFinder selection paths from JavaScript for Automation

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@shruru, actually the return is not a "mess", but a well-organized set of data about the selection. By changing just two lines of the JXA script, it now returns ONLY a text list of the full path of each item selected in PathFinder.

However, you also need to change your "For Each" Action to use "Lines in Variable Collection".

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Revised JXA Script

var ptyScriptName   = "Get Items in PathFinder Selection"
var ptyScriptVer     = "2.0"  // Simplify to return only item paths
var ptyScriptDate   = "2018-04-25"
var ptyScriptAuthor = "ComplexPoint"  //JMTX mods

/*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PURPOSE:
  • Get Items in PathFinder Selection
  
RETURNS:  Text List of POSIX Path of Items in PathFinder Selection

REQUIRED:
  1.  macOS 10.11.6+
  2.  Mac Applications
      • Keyboard Maestro 8.2+
      • Path Finder 7.6.2+
      
TAGS:  

REF:  The following were used in some way in the writing of this script.

  1.  2016-02-03, ComplexPoint, Keyboard Maestro Discourse
      Finder and PathFinder selection paths from JavaScript for Automation
      https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/finder-and-pathfinder-selection-paths-from-javascript-for-automation/2871?u=jmichaeltx
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*/
// JAVASCRIPT Version for CocoaTech PATH FINDER

// for each selected item returns a triple of:
// - full path  -- //JMTX simplified to return only this

//--- NOT RETURNED ---
// - folder path
// - file name (or "" if the selection is a folder)   

function run() {

    var pfSeln = Application("Path Finder").selection();

    //return pfSeln ? pfSeln.map(pathFolderFile) : [];
    var selectionList = pfSeln ? pfSeln.map(pathFolderFile) : [];  //JMTX Add
    return selectionList.join("\n");  //JMTX ADD

}

function pathFolderFile(x) {
    var strPath = x.posixPath(),
        lstParts = strPath.split(/\//),
        blnFolder = x.kind() === 'Folder',
        strFile = blnFolder ? '' : lstParts.pop();

    //return [strPath + (blnFolder ? '/' : ''), lstParts.join('/') + '/', strFile];
    return strPath;  //JMTX ADD
}

Example Output

~/Documents/TEST/Test_File_Tags.txt
~/Documents/TEST/test_send_file.txt

Here's the full macro, which you may need to adjust for your needs:

updated 2018-05-05 13:10 GMT-0500

  • Fixed bug in last Action to use variable token

MACRO:   Move List of Items Selected in PathFinder


#### DOWNLOAD:
<a class="attachment" href="/uploads/default/original/3X/1/a/1af3769e5b76f4bda037dfd50ace319182cd74c1.kmmacros">Get Text List of Items Selected in PathFinder.kmmacros</a> (6.4 KB)
**Note: This Macro was uploaded in a DISABLED state. You must enable before it can be triggered.**

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Questions?