Newbie question about automating printing
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 6:27 pmI've got a custom folder action script a developer wrote for me to watch for new folders being added to a directory and then open the enclosed html files and print them through Safari. It works great when the folder action scripts are choosing to work, but they randomly stop working and I have no idea why.
I stumbled across Hazel and wondered if there's a way to open html files, then print them in Safari. The code I'm using right now for the folder action script looks like this:
Is this even possible with Hazel? Or, could I just modify my folder action script above and use Hazel to trigger it instead of relying on the Finder? Thanks!
I stumbled across Hazel and wondered if there's a way to open html files, then print them in Safari. The code I'm using right now for the folder action script looks like this:
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# Watch reportFolder for added items.
on adding folder items to thisFolder after receiving newOrderFolders
#say "added"
# Loop on each added item
repeat with i from 1 to number of items in newOrderFolders
try
# Get our orderFolder and orderFolderPath
set orderFolder to item i of newOrderFolders
set orderFolderPath to orderFolder as text
# Get the orderNumber using finder
tell application "Finder"
set orderNumber to name of orderFolder
end tell
# Set jobSheet
set jobSheet to orderFolderPath & orderNumber & "_ACPJobSheet.html"
delay 2
#display alert "Job sheet " & jobSheet
# Open safari and print
tell application "Safari"
activate
open jobSheet
delay 2
print document 1 with properties {copies:1} without print dialog
close (every window whose name is "Aspen Creek Photo Job Sheet")
end tell
on error errText number errNum
display dialog "Error printing order sheet: " & jobSheet & "[" & errNum & return & errText & "]"
end try
#say "done with " & i
end repeat
end adding folder items to
Is this even possible with Hazel? Or, could I just modify my folder action script above and use Hazel to trigger it instead of relying on the Finder? Thanks!