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Hi folks,
Automator (v2.0.2) seems to hang on some very simple scripts involving iTunes. For example:
Get Selected ITunes Items -> Copy Finder Items (to Desktop)
will hang in perpetuity on my system, even if a single, small mp3 file is the only selection in iTunes.
On the other hand, if I use "Ask For Songs" and manually select the same mp3 file, the script works properly.
Anyone have any ideas?
Mike

If you look in the description for the action, the input that the action is expecting and the result (output) of the action are listed. The output for the Get Selected iTunes Items is iTunes Items (an object that other iTunes actions can use), while the output for Ask for Songs is Files/Folders (an object that file handling actions can use). Automator 2 is pretty good at converting different object types, but not everything has a conversion action - apparently this is one of them.

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