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| - | The //Folder trigger// (v7.0+) executes when a specified folder on your Mac: | + | ====== 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 ===== | ||
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| + | === Actions === | ||
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| + | * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | ||
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| + | === Tokens === | ||
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| + | * [[token:Trigger|%Trigger%]] | ||
| + | * [[token:TriggerBase|%TriggerBase%]] | ||
| + | * [[token:TriggerValue|%TriggerValue%]] | ||
| + | * [[:Tokens|See all Tokens]] | ||
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| + | === Triggers === | ||
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| + | * [[:Triggers|See all Triggers]] | ||
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| + | === Forum=== | ||
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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]] | ||
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