If you want to try making an Automator action, I'm willing to contribute my experience with Automator, and my experience with shell scripts, file-systems, etc. There are almost certainly a fair number of details I've glossed over, or am simply ignorant of because I don't have Word. As long as the prototype being duplicated is something in the file-system, then it should be duplicatable without using Word. You don't need Word actions to duplicate something, just use a Finder action, or even an AppleScript or Shell script action. That's a simple outline of what needs to happen. Then make an Automator action that duplicates the prototype you made to the current folder. Store it somewhere convenient under the ~/Library folder. To start, create a prototype of whatever it is that you want. Whatever a Word document is, it's something that exists within the file-system, and can be duplicated therein.
rtf files a slightly different method is required though if this interests anyone.Ĭlick to expand.I'd think it might be possible without using any Automator actions from Word.Ī Word file is just a file (or possibly a package/bundle, i.e. txt files but simply changing the extension name in the first line works for many other file types. Set extension hidden of new_file_alias to trueĮDIT : Try it out using AppleScript Editor.app. If button returned of result = "Replace" thenĭo shell script "rm -rf '" & new_file_POSIX & "." & file_extension & "'"ĭo shell script "touch '" & new_file_POSIX & "." & file_extension & "'" Replacing it will overwrite its current contents." buttons as warning Do you want to replace it?" message "A file with the same name already exists on the Desktop. Set new_file_alias to whole_file_name as aliasĭisplay alert "\"" & file_name & "\" already exists. Set new_file_POSIX to POSIX path of new_file Set whole_file_name to ((new_file as text) & "." & file_extension)
Set new_file to choose file name with prompt "Enter file name:" default location save_folder Set save_folder_name to name of save_folder Set save_folder to insertion location as alias
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