Hazel Error If No Source URL

[mrtoner]

Hazel will throw an error if a condition includes Source URL and the file has no Source URL. Is there any way to avoid this?

[Mr_Noodle]

I suggest checking the logs for the real error. The case might be that it has no metadata at all, in which case you need to diagnose your Spotlight setup.

[mrtoner]

Sorry I wasn't more clear. I had already checked the log and saw that the problem was the metadata, specifically for the Source URL:

Code: Select all

2015-04-27 08:31:22.772 hazelworker[760] [Error] Error during rule evaluation: Received error while trying to evaluate rule Iconfinder on file MorrisFamily0037.JPG
2015-04-27 08:31:22.772 hazelworker[760] Error while matching rule Iconfinder against file /Users/don/Downloads/MorrisFamily0037.JPG: Could not retrieve metadata for file: /Users/don/Downloads/MorrisFamily0037.JPG

I'm just expecting that Hazel doesn't report an error when the Source URL (or any piece of metadata) doesn't exist. I guess there's a reason to report an error.

But why this next error?

Code: Select all

2015-04-27 08:31:26.904 hazelworker[760] Error while matching rule Iconfinder against file /Users/don/Downloads/Reflector.dmg: Could not retrieve metadata for file: /Users/don/Downloads/Reflector.dmg

When the metadata *does* exist?

[Mr_Noodle]

That error indicates that none of the Spotlight metadata is available. I'd check your Spotlight privacy settings and also look into how to re-build your Spotlight index (google around for instructions).

[mrtoner]

Okay, rebuilding my Spotlight index seems have fixed that issue.