Hi, That was not my questiopn, i can move files if I need to. My question is, I would like to know how to just simply select multiple files in a non contiguous list. I dont' need the workflow script I've already got it, and lion allows me to move files anyway. I just want to select certain files in a directory without copying one by one...thanks On Aug 29, 2011, at 12:46 PM, erik burggraaf wrote:
> This answer below helped me a lot when I started wanting to select > noncontiguous finder items. > > Best, > > Erik Burggraaf > This month in Ebony Promos: Two new gps systems for demo. Mac OS Lion When > will it be supported? Ebony Consulting at accessibility Unconference > Toronto. To read more and subscribe, Visit: > http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/mailman/listinfo/ebony-promos_erik-burggraaf.com > Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 > or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Esther <[email protected]> >> Date: November 3, 2009 3:44:12 PM EST >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: selecting files in finder and finder commands >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> >> Hi Anouk, >> >> >> >> What I use to move files (not copy and paste them) is an Automator workflow >> that Greg Kearney wrote some time ago that is described in this old archived >> list post: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/msg40248.html >> >> The problem is that those links no longer work, and since Greg moved to a >> new job in Australia his old employer's site no longer hosts those files. >> In any case, under Snow Leopard, you would probably create the Automator >> workflow slightly differently. I'm not upgraded to Snow Leopard, so I can't >> give instructions based on my current system, however, using Automator and >> the "Move Finder Items" action you should be able to create a contextual >> menu option for Finder that will simply move selected files to your >> designated location. Alternatively, you can get Travis Siegel's "Move" >> AppleScript, and paste it into the "Run Applescript" action to make this an >> Automator workflow, or you could simply select the files and then run the >> AppleScript, or assign the AppleScript to a spark shortcut. >> >> Look for it at: >> >> http://www.softcon.com/mac/scripts >> >> I've only read about the new format, so the way I think this would be done >> is (somewhat sketchily) is: >> >> 1. Open Automator and select "Service" and then press (VO-Space) the >> "choose" button >> 2. Navigate with VO-Right Arrow (or use item chooser menu) to an entry that >> will initially read "Service receives selected" "text" (pop up button) "in" >> "any application" (pop up button). You want to use VO-Space to set the >> first pop up button to "files or folder" and set the second pop up button to >> "Finder". >> 3. Find "run AppleScript" in the Actions library, select it, and press >> return to add it to the workflow. >> 4. Navigate to the workflow, interact with the "Run AppleScript action". >> You want to copy the AppleScript, >> and paste it into the middle of the "Run AppleScript action" where you're >> prompted to put your AppleScript. >> 5. Save the workflow and name it. >> >> HTH >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> a radix wrote: >> >>> Hello everyone, is there somewhere a list of commands/shortcuts that I can >>> use within the finder? I mean commands to go to the beginning/end of a >>> list, copy files and most importantly SELECT files because I have one huge >>> directory with about 2000 files that I want to copy to different >>> subdirectoryes and I dont want to do it one by one. >>> Thanks a lot, >>> Greetings, Anouk, (why cant i cut files anyway?) >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ >> 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 >> -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- >> > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
