I would like to execute an applescript application using the right clip on Finder.
For example, my files are located in folder Macintoshd/recorder/mp4files/
They are to be copied on NAS volume folder called /comp1/mp4files
The application (applescrpit) would be called “MP4toNAS”.
I would like to select the files (one or many) in selecting followed by a right click and open with “MP4toNAS”. In doing so the selected files would then start to be copied onto the NAS folder.
Can an AppleScript application be executed with a right click in Finder? Has anyone did that? Is there something special which need to be done to passed the selected files as a parameter ?
It’s not about whether AppleScript can simulate mouse clicks or not. It can do a lot, including this, with System Events.app and GUI scripting, but thinking about clicks in the first place is poor thinking, lack of imagination.
It is like a donkey obediently reaching for a bunch of thistles and not noticing the surrounding greenery. There are at least a few more efficient ways to handle Finder selections that don’t use this “bundle of thistles” which is what GUI scripting is all about.
I do not know of a way to execute an AppleScript with the right-click menu with macOS alone. The only exception is to place the script into a shortcut or Automator Quick Action, which will then be available by way of the Quick Actions submenu of the right-click menu. This requires a recent version of macOS, though.
Use Automator, create a service,
Set the conditions for it. (Ie works in files / finder 2 must be mp4)
Add your AppleScript.
Save it . (May have to move to services folder )