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- | The //Folder trigger// (v7.0+) executes when a specified folder on your Mac: | + | {{:trigger:folder-trigger-icon.jpg?nolink |}} |
+ | ====== Folder Trigger ====== | ||
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+ | The //Folder trigger// (v7.0+) executes the macro when a specified folder on your Mac: | ||
* adds an item. | * adds an item. | ||
* removes an item. | * removes an item. | ||
* adds or removes an item. | * adds or removes an item. | ||
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+ | The item must be directly in the folder - changes in a subfolder will not be noticed. | ||
You can have the trigger ignore partial or changing files, so for example if a file is being downloaded or copied in to the folder, the trigger will wait until the download/copy has completed and can ignore partial files (files with extensions that are known to be "in progress" files). | You can have the trigger ignore partial or changing files, so for example if a file is being downloaded or copied in to the folder, the trigger will wait until the download/copy has completed and can ignore partial files (files with extensions that are known to be "in progress" files). | ||
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Note that waiting for the file to stop changing adds a necessary delay to the trigger as Keyboard Maestro cannot tell in advance that the file has stopped changing. | Note that waiting for the file to stop changing adds a necessary delay to the trigger as Keyboard Maestro cannot tell in advance that the file has stopped changing. | ||
- | The //%TriggerValue%// text token contains the path to the file that was added or removed. | + | The //%TriggerValue%// text token contains the path of the file that was added or removed (prior to 7.1 this was only the file name, not the full path). |
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+ | See also these forum topics: | ||
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+ | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/wtch-downloads-folder-for-pdfs-and-open-with-preview/2837|Watch downloads folder for PDF’s and open with preview]] | ||
+ | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=%22Folder%20trigger%22|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Folder trigger]] |