Try this. It assumes that you can simply run the ruby script on the command 
line by specifying a file path to operate on. If that isn't true, this 
won't work. Of course, it might not work anyway, since I don't have 
Dropzone or know anything about how it functions. :)

using terms from application "Quicksilver"

on open files thefiles

set thefiles to thefiles as list --just in case it isn't already a list.

repeat with i from 1 to count thefiles

do shell script "/Applications/Dropzone.app/Contents/Resources/Destination 
Scripts/lib/installapp.rb " & posix path of item i of thefiles

end repeat

end open files

end using terms from




On Friday, April 12, 2013 10:16:19 AM UTC-4, paulw wrote:
>
> Jon, thanks, I'll look into that option. I'm only a little bit familiar 
> with Applescript.
>
> On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 8:48:55 AM UTC-6, Jon Stovell wrote:
>>
>> You could pretty easily create an action using AppleScript that simply 
>> passes files from QS's first pane to that ruby script for processing. See 
>> http://qsapp.com/wiki/AppleScripts#Write_your_own
>>
>> On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 10:41:08 AM UTC-4, paulw wrote:
>>>
>>> If anyone is familiar with Dropzone, there's an action it includes that 
>>> installs apps—it unzips and opens dmg's, installs the app, ejects the dmg 
>>> and trashes the dmg and/or zip. Very convenient.
>>>
>>> I'd love to be able to use that Dropzone script (it's a ruby script) as 
>>> a Quicksilver action. If you have Dropzone, it's located at 
>>> /Applications/Dropzone.app/Contents/Resources/Destination 
>>> Scripts/lib/installapp.rb
>>>
>>> I tried installing it in ~/Library/Application 
>>> Support/Quicksilver/Actions but it didn't work. N.B. I know nothing about 
>>> Ruby.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>

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