If memory serves, there is a separate option in the menu bar to save as finder plugin. Darcy
On 2009-09-03, at 12:03 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > I'm using Leopard at the present, how do you tell Automator to save > the workflow as a Finder Plug-in, I just have 2 choices in the "Save > As" dialogue for format, Application and Workflow. > > > On 03/09/2009, at 1:47 PM, Darcy Burnard wrote: > >> Dane, are you on Leopard or Snow Leopard? In leopard, you want to >> save your workflow as a finder plugin. This will put it where it >> needs to go, which is under workflows in your library folder. >> Snow Leopard on the other hand, no longer has finder plugins. >> Instead, you can save your workflows as services, which is quite >> cool. You'd then find your workflow under the services menu. >> HTH >> Darcy >> >> On 2009-09-02, at 3:00 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> >>> Hi! >>> >>> Where does one save Automator Workflows? I've created an automator >>> workflow which - when run - takes a selected file and attaches it >>> to a new message in Mail which you fill out the fields of, say >>> "To", "Subject" and so on but I can't run it from the "Automator" >>> option which appears in the "Context" menu when a file is selected >>> so I'm assuming that I'm not saving my workflow in the correct >>> location. >>> >>> When I go to "Save" my workflow from the Automator, the default >>> location seems to be my documents folder which doesn't sound right >>> to me, any comments?"Get Selected File" option in my workflow, >>> then I have the "NEw Email Message" and then "Get Attachment From" >>> option, is this correct? >>> >>> >>> >>> Now as to my workflow? Well I think I've done this right, I have >>> the " >>> >>> ****************************** >>> >>> Dane Trethowan >>> From Melton Victoria Australia >>> mailto:"[email protected] >>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/grtdane >>> blog: http://www.grtdane.wordpress.com >>> Phone United Kingdom >>> 02032874641 >>> Phone Australia >>> 0390058589 >>> Phone United States >>> 8159261869 >>> Fax: >>> +61 3 9743 7954x >>> MSN [email protected] >>> skype:grtdane12 >>> >>> ****************************** >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
