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shell is /bin/bash

textFileName=basename "$1"
/usr/local/bin/mtcmail -t me@me.com -b me@me.com -s "$textFileName - la de dah"

Not working. Sends the email, but does not include the file name. I've attempted various versions of this, and none of them work.

In general, it's a good idea to test scripts outside of Hazel first.

In this case, the first line is incorrect. You are just setting the variable textFileName to the string basename...

If you want basename to be executed and the output applied to the variable, you need to do:

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textFileName=`basename "$1"`


Note that those are backticks, not single quotes. If you are typing on a US keyboard, it's the key in the upper left.

Mr_Noodle wrote:Note that those are backticks, not single quotes.

Alternatively, use $(…) instead of backticks for command substitution, i.e.:

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textFileName=$(basename "$1")

Thanks. That was driving me nuts.

Now if I could remember what I was working on when I was trying to do that...