Simple string searching in a text file

[Mr_Noodle]

Yes, break up the different parts of that line and echo the results. I forget where the output of stdout goes to but you can also try echoing to a temp file if you can't find it in Hazel's or the regular console logs.

[DBCooper]

Problem solved!!

It turns out that the problem was that the path to the folder Hazel is scanning has a space in one of the folder names. That was causing the script to fail in Hazel even though the same command worked fine from the Terminal command line (where the spaces get escaped properly).

Here's the final, working version of the Hazel rule which includes quotes around the $1 to account for the spaces in the path.



Thanks to a_freyer and Mr_Noodle for their patient assistance. Perhaps you could update your post in the tips forum with the quoted version of the script, a_freyer.

[Mr_Noodle]

D'oh! Should have suggested that first since that's a common problem. Glad you figured it out.

[a_freyer]

D'oh! Should have suggested that first since that's a common problem. Glad you figured it out.

Yeah, my bad too. I should have noticed that as well. Sorry about that OP! I updated the tips post per your suggestion.