PDF workflow and Shell

mcgrailm · January 4, 2007, 3:35pm

is it possible to have an applescript that calls a shell command to process files using an automator workflow ??

mark_hunte · January 4, 2007, 6:47pm

Sorry are you saying, you want an Apple script to call a Shell script which calls a Automator workflow?, or

are you saying, you want an Apple script to call a Automator workflow which has a Shell script in it?

In both cases you can use : example

set the_workflow to "Macintosh HD:Users:USERNAME:Library:Workflows:Applications:Finder:Scale Image.workflow" as string

tell application "Automator Launcher" to open (the_workflow as alias)

mcgrailm · January 4, 2007, 6:51pm

I want to run a workflow giving it an input (file to process) and output(the results of the process) file specification either directly or indirectly form applescript

mark_hunte · January 4, 2007, 10:54pm

Not sure that can be done, what does your script do/what is your end goal?

mcgrailm · January 5, 2007, 5:25pm

I figured it out I had to save the work flow as an app then have the app open the file via the script