How Do I use KM Variables with a "find" Shell Script?

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Hello, I'm trying to make a macro that allows me to search a mounted volume for a specific filetype and do one set of actions if it exists, and another if it does not. The mounted volume will be set as a variable so I'll know what it is, it just will change. I have a shell script that can find the filetype, but I don't know how to set the search location as a variable and then execute an action based on whether or not it found said filetype.

ie: find /Volumes/EXTERNAL_DRIVE_1 -iname "*.slv"

I want the "/Volumes/EXTERNAL_DRIVE_1" to be a variable so the search location automatically gets updated when I update the EXTERAL_DRIVE_variable.

I'm a beginner with programming, but am learning. Any help is greatly appreciated. Also, if there's a better way to achieve this, I'm also open to suggestions.

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Here's an example shell script I have used to get you started:

find "$KMVAR_GLF__FolderToSearch" -maxdepth 1 -name "*$KMVAR_GLF__KeyWord*"

For more info on using KM variables in shell scripts, see:
Execute a Shell Script action -- Using KM Variables.

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Thank you very much. With that I was able to achieve what I wanted.

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I hope you don't mind that I have revised your topic title to better reflect the question you have asked.

FROM:
Search variable location for specific filetype + execute if/else?

TO:
How Do I use KM Variables with a "find" Shell Script?

This will greatly help you attract more experienced users to help solve your problem, and will help future readers find your question, and the solution.

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To answer you second question, just set the output of the Execute a Shell Script action to a KM Variable, let's say "Local__FileList".

Then use a If Then Else action to test the KM Variable "Local__FileList" for being "empty".

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No issues with renaming topic title. Thanks.

And re: variable with shell script, that's exactly what I did and it works perfectly and quite fast as well.

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