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Get Selected Finder Items |
by Ian Kirkland
Description
This plug-in action allows you to bring the selected Finder items into Keyboard Maestro as a collection of items (in POSIX path format). In other words, it enables you to get and treat multiple files as a single unit (i.e. an array or list of items stored as a newline-delimited list, a format compatible with Keyboard Maestro). The action’s options include the following:
- Quoted or unquoted form of item paths
- Whether or not to treat bundles as folders
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Action Options
In-use (Finder)
Action Results
Additional Notes
If you come up with any creative uses for the action – or come across any deal-killing bugs – please share them here in the comments
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Download
Download Plug-in Action: km-get_selected_finder_items.zip (966.4 KB)
Installation
To install, drop the .zip file onto Keyboard Maestro and it will install it as a Third Party Plug In action. If, for some reason the install fails, simply unzip and place the resulting folder in the Keyboard Maestro Actions directory in Application Support. You can locate this directory by copying the below path, and – in Finder’s menubar – selecting “Go > Go to Folder…”. Then paste the path into the text field that pops up:
~/Library/Application Support/Keyboard Maestro/Keyboard Maestro Actions/