Looking for an example of using Automator action in an Applescript

Question

Does anyone have an example of how to use an Automator action in an Applescript? I want to use the Automator action that creates a note for an iPod and then sends it to the iPod inside an Applescript (I want to be able to loop through all of the text files in a folder). Any examples would be helpful. Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi Mike
You could save the workflow as an application and then write a simple script that tells the application to launch multiple times.
But you'll find it many times faster to do it the other way round, and run a looping AppleScript from a single Automator action.
(Your iPod must be set up in disk mode.)
set ipod_name to "Name of your iPod goes here" -- edit this line and put the name of your pod in inverted commas
tell application "Finder" to set ipod_ready to exists disk ipod_name
if ipod_ready then
set text_folder to (choose folder with prompt "Choose the folder containing notes for your iPod.")
set file_names to list folder text_folder without invisibles
repeat with file_name in file_names
set file_path to text_folder & file_name as string
if file type of (info for file_path) is "TEXT" then
tell application "Finder"
move file file_path to folder "Notes" of disk ipod_name
end tell
end if
else -- ipod not mounted
display dialog "Mount your iPod first!" buttons {"OK"} default button 1 with icon caution giving up after 5
end if
Copy and paste this into a Run AppleScript action, edit to supply the name of your own ipod, and see how it goes.
Hope this helps,
H