Help Importing Files From Desktop Directory Into Devonthink

Questions & Suggestions
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Hi:

I need help on what I am sure is a super simple topic. I have a number of files in a directory on my desktop that I want to move into the DevonThink inbox.

I do not know what the Mac equivalent for Windows . designating all files so I do not know how to complete the following:

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Thank you and sorry in advance for the dumb question.

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Hey @Leonardo,

That's actually not a dumb question at all.

It is kind of a newbie question, and I had it myself many years ago.

Keyboard Maestro does not support globbing (wildcards) – you have to use a For Each action with the Folder-Contents option and loop through each item of the contents.

Or – you can employ an Execute a Shell Script action and then just use Bash or Zsh to do the work.

Holler if this doesn't get you where you need to go.

-Chris

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Thanks Chris!

I'll try out your suggestions. I actually had set something up years ago and was working fine for a long time but had to change some things on my Mac and cannot remember how I wrote the routine.

Anyway, thanks again!

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Here's the "simple" way:

Download: Move Files From Folder to DEVONthink Office InBox v1.0.kmmacros (5.3 KB)

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Keyboard Maestro Export
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Macro-Notes
  • Macros are always disabled when imported into the Keyboard Maestro Editor.
    • The user must ensure the macro is enabled.
    • The user must also ensure the macro's parent macro-group is enabled.
System Information
  • macOS 10.14.6
  • Keyboard Maestro v10.2
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Here's the Keyboard Maestro native method:

Download: Move Files From Folder to DEVONthink Office InBox (KM) v1.0.kmmacros (7.0 KB)

Macro-Image

Keyboard Maestro Export

Macro-Notes
  • Macros are always disabled when imported into the Keyboard Maestro Editor.
    • The user must ensure the macro is enabled.
    • The user must also ensure the macro's parent macro-group is enabled.
System Information
  • macOS 10.14.6
  • Keyboard Maestro v10.2
6

Here's a solution using AppleScript.

The big advantage to using AppleScript is that UnDo works in the Finder, so if you goof – you can simply hit Cmd-Z.

Download: Move Files From Folder to DEVONthink Office InBox (AppleScript) v1.0.kmmacros (8.5 KB)

Macro-Image

Keyboard Maestro Export

Macro-Notes
  • Macros are always disabled when imported into the Keyboard Maestro Editor.
    • The user must ensure the macro is enabled.
    • The user must also ensure the macro's parent macro-group is enabled.
System Information
  • macOS 10.14.6
  • Keyboard Maestro v10.2