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alain improved forum Google search
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 ====== Folder Trigger ====== ====== Folder Trigger ======
  
 +The //Folder trigger// (v7.0+) executes the macro when a specified folder on your Mac:
  
-**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.
 +
 +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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 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). 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).
  
 +===== See Also =====
 +
 +=== Actions ===
 +
 + * [[:​Actions|See all Actions]]
 +
 +=== Tokens ===
 +
 +* [[token:​Trigger|%Trigger%]]
 +* [[token:​TriggerBase|%TriggerBase%]]
 +* [[token:​TriggerValue|%TriggerValue%]]
 +* [[:​Tokens|See all Tokens]]
 +
 +=== Triggers ===
 +
 +* [[:​Triggers|See all Triggers]]
  
-See also these forum topics:+=== Forum===
  
-- [[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.om/​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/​t/​wtch-downloads-folder-for-pdfs-and-open-with-preview/​2837|Watch downloads folder for PDF’s and open with preview]] 
-- [[https://www.google.fr/search?q=site:​forum.keyboardmaestro.com+%22Folder+trigger%22|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Folder trigger]]+- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​search?​q=%22Folder%20trigger%22|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Folder trigger]]
trigger/Folder.1463328834.txt.gz · Last modified: 2016/05/15 12:13 by alain