What does Automator error -50 mean?

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What does Automator error -50 mean?

I have a simple Automator "Watch Me Do" script that clicks a button within a window. Then there is a "Loop Aumatically" in the workflow just after this

When I run the script, the button click completes but then it displays this error:

The action encountered an error.

The operation couldn't be completed. (OSStatus error -50)

Any idea what the above means? The action does what I want but because it throws this error after completing the button click, the loop can't run and the entire workflow fails.

Posted on May 12, 2016 10:38 AM

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Answer 1

VikingOSX

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May 12, 2016 12:18 PM in response to 4thSpace

paramErr = -50, /*error in user parameter list*/. Bookmark this list of OS X Error Codes, then in the future, perform a Safari Find (command+F) on the error code.

For years, the Watch Me Do aspect of Automator has been broken, and cannot be relied upon to work smoothly, or in your case, without errors. What normally happens when you click that button outside of Automator? Do you have an automator workflow that you can post without any privacy information contained within it?

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Answer 2

Aug 9, 2017 6:06 AM in response to 4thSpace

Did anyone figure this out?

Automation works fine when run with out loop, if loop is added I also get the -50 error

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