Use Automator to create new subfolders in a selected folder

This seems like it should be easy to accomplish, but I have had no luck.
I want to be able to select a folder, and then run an Automator Service to create a specific set of subfolders within the selected folder.
I am able to set up automator to create the subfolders, but it does so in the folder containing the selected folder.
Any suggestions on how to accomplish this simple task?

Which type of variable should I choose? I tried "text" but there's no way to set it to "input"? There are many Variables in the Library.
Here's how I have things set up now, I thought the "Service receives selected 'folders' in 'Finder'" (at the very top of the workflow area) would pull in the selected folder.
Thanks!

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When working in Finder I'd like to be able to create a folder, and then (still within Finder) create a number of Pages documents inside that folder. This would help in organizing complex projects, and would be preferable to creating the documents (from the bottom up) in Pages and then laboriously assigning each document to a different folder.
I've tried various solutions in Automator and Applescript but nothing has worked.
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try
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on error -- no open folder windows
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In automator, I've tried to do the following:
1. Get Selected Finder Items (which will be the folder I want)
2. (Create new variable "path" and drag onto 1., which creates "Get Value of variable)
3. (ignoring input) Get Specified Finder Item (specifying a blank Pages document)
4. (accepting input) Copy Finder Item to variable "path"
The problem with this is that step 2 returns both the desired folder AND the desktop. The result of the entire process, moreover, is that the blank Pages file is created (or rather copied to) the desktop ONLY, and not to the desired folder.
Anyway, I hope someone can help me with this. It would really speed up my organizing process.
Wes

Taking care of true window's properties is often useful
on run
try
tell application "Finder" to set myFolder to (target of the front window) as alias
on error -- no open folder windows
set myFolder to path to desktop folder
end try
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end run
--=====
Creates a new iWork document from Blank.template,
saves it and returns its pathname.
example:
set myNewDoc to my makeNewIworkDoc(theApp, docName, folderPath)
on makeNewIworkDoc(a, n, d)
local t, c
if a is "Pages" then
set t to ((path to applications folder as text) & "iWork '09:Pages.app:Contents:Resources:Templates:Blank.template:") as alias
else if a is "Numbers" then
set t to ((path to applications folder as text) & "iWork '09:Numbers.app:Contents:Resources:Templates:Blank.nmbtemplate:") as alias
else
if my parleAnglais(theApp) then
error "The application “" & a & "“ is not accepted !"
else
error "l’application « " & a & " » n’est pas gérée !"
end if
end if
set f to d & n
tell application a
set c to count of documents
open t
repeat
if (count of documents) > c then
exit repeat
else
delay 0.1
end if
end repeat
save document 1 in file f
end tell -- theApp
return f as alias
end makeNewIworkDoc
--=====
on parleAnglais()
local z
try
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on error
set z to "Cancel"
end try
return (z is not "Annuler")
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--=====
on dateTimeStamp()
return (do shell script "date +P%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
end dateTimeStamp
--=====
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Use LSMW to create new MMR.

Hi All,
When using LSMW to create new MMR, for example material 202851 was created. However, when using MM03 to display this material, it says"The material 202851 does not exist or is not activated"
What does this mean?
Thanks.
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I am doing migration project for more than 11 years. I load all kind of material masters with its individual depth in one go.
But I usually use IDOC method instead of the batch input.
Because most of my projects are migration projects from SAP to SAP. But it works either way, anyway.
Please tell in detail where your problems are, You say you loaded it, but SAP says you did not. You have to trust SAP.
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In most cases the error is already in the source file.
But you have to know has well how the source file has to look to make your migration succesfull.
Search the forum, There have been many links to well documented LSMW documentation that show how the source file looks and what you need to do in batch input, to make it work.
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Could i use 'HR_MAINTAIN_MASTERDATA' to create new employee ?

Dears
it seems using PA40 to create new employee.
i just want to create simple person with infotype 0000, but when i using 'HR_MAINTAIN_MASTERDATA' it will automitically jump into new screen of new infotype such as 0001 without push saving button the same as i use PA40.
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Hi,
You cannot create Employees using this FM HR_MAINTAIN_MASTERDATA. This FM can be used to maintain infotypes AFTER an employee/applicant has been created in SAP(pa40).
i think there are no FMs to create Employees. There are FM's to create,update,delete,delimit etc other infotypes but IT0000(actions) Need to be performed either using PA40 or thru other mass data entry precedures like LSMW etc. where Recording of a transaction is performed.
and coming to the jumping of screens u mentioned, it is initiated by Infogroups, where the sequence of infotypes to be maintained while performing an action are defined.
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My book, Building Oracle XML Applications, has lots of XSLT material and examples :-)
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I'm migrating my Arch for the first time. What would you recommend for a complete newb in this area, cloning the disk with some tool like clonezilla, or creating partitions manually and copying everything over?
I saw a few threads on how to make partitions and copy stuff over, but they all leave me with uncertainties. Would cloning the hard drive be an easier option?
Last edited by trusktr (2012-04-01 21:50:09)

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Hey graysky thanks for the answer. Could you also provide some insight into why not using clonezilla?
For a someone doing this for the first time ever (like me), creating the new Linux partitions seems kind of tricky. The only time I've ever created partitions was from the Arch Install CD which made them automatically. I'd imagine that I would create each partition with the same size, except for the putting all the extra space of the new hard drive into the home partition.
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