Open Finder Selection in Named Application

Macro Library
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Open Finder Selection in Named Application :: Subroutine

A subroutine and an example of its use:

Open Finder Selection in Named Application Macros.kmmacros (4.3 KB)

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const
    openingApp = Application(
        kmvar.local_Application_name
    );

return Application("Finder").selection()
.map(x => {
    const fp = decodeURI(x.url()).slice(7);

    return (
        openingApp.open(
            Path(fp)
        ),
        fp
    );
})
.join("\n");