Use Case
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Provide an easy way to search/filter the list of files in a folder
- Allows user to use incremental search with autocomplete to search/filter a list of files in a selected folder
- Target Folder may come from current Finder or PathFinder Window,
OR, from a preset Folder you have set in the Macro.
Example Output
MACRO: Choose File From All Files in Target Folder using KM Prompt With List [Example]
-~~~ VER: 2.0 2020-07-18 ~~~
Requires: KM 8.2.4+ macOS 10.11 (El Capitan)+
(Macro was written & tested using KM 9.0+ on macOS 10.14.5 (Mojave))
DOWNLOAD Macro File:
Choose File From All Files in Target Folder using KM Prompt With List [Example].kmmacros
Note: This Macro was uploaded in a DISABLED state. You must enable before it can be triggered.
ReleaseNotes
Author.@JMichaelTX
PURPOSE:
- Provide an easy way to search/filter the list of files in a folder
- File List may come from current Finder or PathFinder Window,
OR, from a preset Folder you have set in the Macro.
HOW TO USE
- First, make sure you have followed instructions in the Macro Setup below.
- Optionally Open the Target Folder in Either Finder or PathFinder
- The list of files will be for that folder IF you have set the KM Variable DND_CF__TargetFolderPath to "FRONTMOST"
- OR, the list will be from the Path you set in this Variable
- OR, If the Variable is blank, you will be prompted to select the Target Folder.
- Trigger this macro.
- IF you have NOT provided the location of the Target Folder, then you will be prompted to select one.
- A list of ALL files in the Target Folder will be displayed
- You can easily filter this list just by typing a few characters in the file name.
- To choose the selected file, press RETURN or Double-Click it.
- You can change the Target Folder by choosing the command "[CF -- Change Folder ]".
- The list will be refreshed with files from that folder.
- Press ESC to cancal the Macro.
MACRO SETUP
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Carefully review the Release Notes and the Macro Actions
- Make sure you understand what the Macro will do.
- You are responsible for running the Macro, not me. ??
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Make These Changes to this Macro
- Assign a Trigger to this macro.
- Move this macro to a Macro Group that is only Active when you need this Macro.
- ENABLE this Macro, and the Macro Group it is in.
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REVIEW/CHANGE THE FOLLOWING MACRO ACTIONS:
(all shown in the magenta color)- CHANGE to PATH of Target Folder; OR "FRONTMOST" to use Finder or PF
- Must be either full POSIX Path of the folder, OR "FRONTMOST".
- If "FRONTMOST", then the folder open in the frontmost window of either Finder or PathFinder will be used.
- ADD Your Actions Here to Process Local__FilePath
- Add your Actions at the END of the Macro.
- CHANGE to PATH of Target Folder; OR "FRONTMOST" to use Finder or PF
REQUIRES:
- KM 9.0+ (may work in KM 8.2+ in some cases)
- macOS 10.11.6 (El Capitan)+
TAGS: @Files @Finder @PathFinder @PF @PromptList
USER SETTINGS:
- Any Action in magenta color is designed to be changed by end-user
ACTION COLOR CODES
- To facilitate the reading, customizing, and maintenance of this macro,
key Actions are colored as follows: - GREEN -- Key Comments designed to highlight main sections of macro
- MAGENTA -- Actions designed to be customized by user
- YELLOW -- Primary Actions (usually the main purpose of the macro)
- ORANGE -- Actions that permanently destroy Variables or Clipboards,
OR IF/THEN and PAUSE Actions
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
- While I have given this a modest amount of testing, and to the best of my knowledge will do no harm, I cannot guarantee it.
- If you have any doubts or questions:
- Ask first
- Turn on the KM Debugger from the KM Status Menu, and step through the macro, making sure you understand what it is doing with each Action.
