I have a workflow to set [or append to] Spotlight Comments, but it would help to show the existing comments first. How can I get an Automator workflow or application to display the Get Info windows for selected file[s]? [Or get the comments and put into a variable.] -Peter
[Using Lion on a MacBook Air]
You can use a Run AppleScript action to get the comment of an input item (e.g. from a selection or choose dialog), which can then be passed to a Set Value of Variable action (the Set Spotlight Comments for Finder Items action will accept a variable in its text field), for example:
onrun {input, parameters}
tellapplication"Finder"toreturncommentoffirstitemofinput
endrun
You can use a Run AppleScript action to get the comment of an input item (e.g. from a selection or choose dialog), which can then be passed to a Set Value of Variable action (the Set Spotlight Comments for Finder Items action will accept a variable in its text field), for example:
onrun {input, parameters}
tellapplication"Finder"toreturncommentoffirstitemofinput
endrun
Thanks! I tried that once, but I must have had something wrong -- this does just what I wanted! -peter
Automator - get or display Spotlight Comments?
