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I made a flow that may be what you need. First, a hot folder and you can input any file you like (just one file) once the flow is finished and ready. Then Scan Hierarchy. You use this app to scan the folder in question. Your target folder is the Hierarchy top folder. Set to scan for file, all subfol...

Thank you for this information. My idea was pretty simple - I have another mac that can perform tasks such as printing or file conversions. By using ssh I can let the other Mac do this type of work and leave less for the Switch Mac to do. It is more difficult if the file needs to return to Switch an...

The "%1" variable in Execute Command references the file path on the computer running Switch. I am using SSH to execute the command on a remote computer. So the argument "%1" needs to be different for the remote computer. The shared folder on the remote Mac is the folder just bef...

I did not mention - if I stop Switch server and then relaunch, yes it clears up the problem. But it doesn't explain why it happened. I try to restart the entire computer maybe once a week. This problem occurs more often than that. I don't want to have to do a Switch Server shutdown too often. Refres...

I have noticed something recently and not sure what it means. I try to stay in Run View to be aware of errors and Problem Jobs. The progress pane is in the lower right and has a Time Elapsed column. Every day or two there is a flow element with a long time duration. Several hours or even more. If I ...

This is interesting. It is good to hear that FlowLinks is something you prefer. I do know you can preserve all job data, private and otherwise, using the traditional folder method so long as you do not strip the unique ID at the termination of the first flow, where it empties into the hot folder of ...

This is a general question where I would like others' input on what they have success with. I have many flows that I like to connect together - the end of one flow becomes the start of a new flow. The traditional method is the end of the first flow is a folder. You don't strip the unique ID. The fol...

A while back I started using the default action list "Generate Bleed to 3MM if Some, None, or Not Enough". Often it does a good job. Sometimes it works on some elements of a page and not on others. I've come to accept this, not expecting it to work 100% of the time. I'm trying to make some...

Update on the unzip problem: From the beginning, the problem was the Unarchive app fails sometimes - it either goes to Problem jobs, or the result is incomplete. I am running version 10 of Unarchive. Usually when these problem zips are opened with the Mac app Archive Utility, they unzip. So the ques...

Figured it out - had $ in the shebang line instead of #. Working now. This is great and thank you.

I keep trying and won't give up until I get a script executed by Switch. In the debug all I see is outcode 255. I have even removed variables just to get something. This is the script $!/bin/bash sed "s/\&/PLEASE/g" /Users/switchuser/Desktop/sampletext.txt >> /Users/switchuser/Desktop/...

Thank you Freddy. I did run across a problem using the ditto command - apparently there are certain zip files that "confound" this command (that's the best way I can explain it). It probably works well for most zips but not all. I came across one zip and used the ditto outside of Switch us...

I wanted to give an update on this. I tried creating a shell script file (.sh) but I kept getting nonzero exit code errors. Then I stumbled upon something pretty simple. The command I tried using in the shell script is ditto. I found out the actual ditto app is here: /usr/bin So in Execute Command t...

Thank you and I thought Execute Command was a possible and faster solution. I confess I do not understand the app. But I am revisiting it now and trying to learn. Here is the script. Right now I am running this script using an Automator app that is triggered by an Automator folder action which seems...

I recently rolled back to version 5 but I still have problems using Unarchive. I wanted something as a backup, just for when the Unarchive doesn't work out. I completely understand if a switch app might not work sometimes. I have a crude flow but I am confident there is a much better way to do the s...