Hi Francisco, Here is an example applescript that could be customized for your workflow:
https://gist.github.com/mixio/b9c4d97ae556fe6d9d16a6c3fb30f43a Another option is to use Automator where there are actions for listing folders, extract PDF's text, create text file, etc. If needed will find Automator actions for BBEdit at : https://www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/automator.html HTH Jean Jourdain On Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 7:02:10 PM UTC+2 fahirsch wrote: > Hi: > I have the following: a folder named”ToProcess” that has a lot of ordered > pdfs that will be opened in Acrobat (free edition). > Inside the folder is another folder named “Ready” > a) open the first pdf in “ToProcess” > b) copy all > c) New document in BBEdit > d) paste in New document > e) Process with text factory (which I have and works) > f) copy first line in BBEdit Document > g) Save, paste name (the first line that was copied in step f) > h) close document > i) move first file in folder “ToProcess” to folder “Ready” > Continue with next pdf until finish. > Is there a way to automate this? My hand is tired from moving the mouse): > Thanks in advance for any help! > Regards, > Francisco > -- > Lic. Francisco A. Hirsch > https://www.fiscaldemesa.com.ar > Twitter: https://twitter.com/fiscaldemesa > > > -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or need technical support, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://twitter.com/bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/4b6cdffb-3161-4b2b-8655-c9357f93fd1fn%40googlegroups.com.
