Go through this helpful tutorial to get started on understanding how Mac's Automator can make life easier. Look for the section labeled, "Using Variables from your Workflow in AppleScript".
To tidy things up, close the terminal window when we're done.
E.g., I have a script that opens up a file in a text editor and then runs a Ruby script using that same file as input.
[~/scripts/create-reminders.rb]
Then export the workflow as an Application and place in your Applications directory so that you can pull it up with Spotlight.
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To tidy things up, close the terminal window when we're done.
E.g., I have a script that opens up a file in a text editor and then runs a Ruby script using that same file as input.
[~/scripts/create-reminders.rb]
#!/bin/bash
home='/Users/dvezzani/Documents/journal/02-feb-2015'
ruby ${home}/create-ics-reminders.rb > out-reminders.ics
open -a Reminders out-reminders.ics
on run {input, parameters}
tell application "Terminal"
activate
do script "sh /Users/dvezzani/scripts/create-reminders.sh; exit"
end tell
return input
end run
Then export the workflow as an Application and place in your Applications directory so that you can pull it up with Spotlight.
Other references:
