How do I get programs to run once I've installed them??

Question

when I download something, it goes to the "allow" buttone, then the install now, then the" firefox must be restarted.. then when it restarts, it's back at the "allow" button and I do it all over.. and again it's back at the "allow" button... please help

Answer 1

Hi there. It's pretty much as I described, a very simple, one action workflow. I will attempt to post a picture.
/Users/stevo/Desktop/Workflow.png
It's Rename Finder Items
Add Date or Time
Date/Time: Modified
Where: After name
Separator: Underscore
Format: Month Day Year
Separator: Dash
Use Leading Zeros: checked
I think the problem is that as soon as the item is renamed in the folder, that counts as a modification date change (or a "new item being added" and so it just re-runs on the "new" item.
This particular Action has never given me what I wanted. It doesn't accept variables, so I can't use it to add short user name as a suffix to a renamed file. Seems like Automator wants me to rename it and THEN move it to a folder, but in that case I can't get the folder to be watched and trigger the rename.
I believe I'm S.O.L. on this one, but if anyone has a solution, I'm all ears.