How to create a toggle with Automator

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How to create a toggle with Automator

Greetings,

I am attempting to create a runnable if/then script with Automator or Apple Scripts. I have minimal experience with Apple Scripts, so I do not know if this is even possible. I need the script to check if a particular folder has any content, and depending on the result, run one of two Automator scripts I have created.

If possible, I would love to have a toggle instead, simply switching off between my two Automator scripts.

Any help is much appreciated.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5), null

Posted on Jun 11, 2016 12:01 PM

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Answer 1

VikingOSX

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Jun 11, 2016 1:21 PM in response to Siriusic

Here is the basic flow to test if a specified folder is empty or otherwise. It calls automator once with the appropriate workflow.

property folder_to_check : ((path to desktop) as text) & "Test:" as alias

property workflow_for_items : ((path to home folder) as text) & "folder_has_items.workflow"

property workflow_for_noitems : ((path to home folder) as text) & "folder_has_noitems.workflow"

set qtdworkflow to ""

tell application "Finder"

if items of folder_to_check is {} then

set qtdworkflow to workflow_for_noitems'sPOSIX path'squoted form

else

set qtdworkflow to workflow_for_items'sPOSIX path'squoted form

end if

end tell

set theResult to do shell script "automator " & qtdworkflow

return

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Answer 2

Siriusic Author

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Jun 11, 2016 3:20 PM in response to VikingOSX

Thanks!

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