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I am trying to run an external Javascript file as part of an action.
When I try to choose the .js file that contains my script, it is not selectable.
Are external .js files supported? The documentation references only .scpt files.

Is this a pure Javascript script or is this an AppleEvents script using the Javascript language?

If the former, you would want to use the "Run shellscript" action and specify the appropriate JavaScript interpreter on your system as the shell.

If the latter, you need to edit it in an AppleScript editor and save it as a .scpt file. Note that JavaScript is just the language here but it and AppleScript are compiled down to a script of AppleEvents.

Thanks for the clarification!

I tried saving my javascript as a .scpt file, but after choosing that script for execution, I get an error:

"Script is not valid; Please fix the script or try another one."

The script just contains the function from the docs:

Code: Select all

function hazelProcessFile(theFile, inputAttributes)
{

  return { hazelOutputAttributes: ["hello"] }

}


Thanks for the idea of running a shell script; I'll follow that route.

Are you using the Run JavaScript action?

Yes

Does it work if you paste the script into Hazel?