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RunServiceActionForAutomator

An Automator Action plugin for invoking macOS Service items.

Most Services operate on either texts or files & folders (they can also work with web archives, but this isn't currently handled here).

Any of those services can now be used in Automator actions with the "Run Service" action provided by this project's free Automator plugin. This is handy in cases where such an operation is not provided as a distinct Automator action.

Installation

To install the "Run Service" action, simply double click the Run Service.action file. That will prompt you to install it into ~/Library/Automator if it's not already there.

To get the file, use the Download ZIP button on the right side of this page. The zip contains both the source code (which you probably don't need) and the action file.

Enjoy!

Thomas Tempelmann

http://apps.tempel.org/

Examples

Example of using the "Run Service" action in Automator in order to invoke the "Summarize" Service.

Run Service

Invoking DEVONthink 3 services

Even though services of DEVONthink 3 appear as "DEVONthink 3: …", you need to use "DEVONthink Pro: …" as the service name for this automator action, or the service may not be found.

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