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Hazel not opening application Mon Jul 05, 2021 11:48 pm • by MrSeagull
Howdy all,
So a final step in one of my rules is to open a newly downloaded and renamed mp3 file in an app called Metadatics.
Hazel simply doesn't perform this step.
I have changed the application to iTunes with the same outcome.
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Re: Hazel not opening application Tue Jul 06, 2021 9:58 am • by Mr_Noodle
Can you go through the troubleshooting guide here? https://www.noodlesoft.com/kb/hazel-tro ... ing-guide/

Report back with the results of each test there.
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Re: Hazel not opening application Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:05 pm • by MrSeagull
Thanks,
I will do that later when I am at the desktop but I can update now that the same rule works on my laptop.

Ok, Rule checks out and the logs report no errors when it is run.
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2021-07-07 14:06:03.086 hazelworker[76448] Processing folder Downloads
2021-07-07 14:06:05.168 hazelworker[76448] RA787_210705_DJ-IC-residentadvisor.net.mp3: Rule RA MP3 file name cleanup matched.
2021-07-07 14:06:05.169 hazelworker[76448] [File Event] File renamed: /Users/jon/Downloads/RA787_210705_DJ-IC-residentadvisor.net.mp3 renamed to /Users/jon/Downloads/RA.787 DJ-IC.mp3.
2021-07-07 14:06:07.354 hazelworker[76448] Done processing folder Downloads
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Re: Hazel not opening application Thu Jul 08, 2021 10:13 am • by Mr_Noodle
I'm wondering if there's an issue the app. Are you comfortable using the commandline?
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Re: Hazel not opening application Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:44 pm • by MrSeagull
Mr_Noodle wrote:I'm wondering if there's an issue the app. Are you comfortable using the commandline?


> sudo --sure am
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Re: Hazel not opening application Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:18 am • by Mr_Noodle
Try using the "open" command with that file and application and see if that works.
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Re: Hazel not opening application Mon Jul 12, 2021 7:45 pm • by MrSeagull
Hi Mr Noodle,

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open -a Metadatics /Users/jon/Music/RA.787\ DJ-IC.mp3
works as expected.
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Re: Hazel not opening application Tue Jul 13, 2021 10:20 am • by Mr_Noodle
To be clear, the version that works on your laptop is not opening the file either?
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