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10.6: Create a new file anywhere via an Automator Service
Authored by: slb on May 12, '10 01:42:54PM

I know, I could test this to see what it's doing, but I can't be the only one that read this and wondered - "what does this do"?



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10.6: Create a new file anywhere via an Automator Service
Authored by: joeyblades on May 12, '10 01:50:41PM

and why do I want to do it???



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10.6: Create a new file anywhere via an Automator Service
Authored by: auco on May 13, '10 05:52:16AM

if you ever opened Automator, you'd knew. It really depends on what you want to save in your new file...
(or: if you need to ask why you'd need it, you most likely don't need it ;-)



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10.6: Create a new file anywhere via an Automator Service
Authored by: joeyblades on May 13, '10 09:35:09AM

Well, I use Automator, but I've never needed to create an arbitrary new file, which seems to be what you are trying to do. I get the impression that your real goal is to be able to assign this action of creating a file to a contextual menu...

Frankly, I don't understand why that is important to you, but perhaps it's just a difference in style. I usually start my activity at the application level and when I need a new file, command-N does the trick. I can't think of any time that I need a new file where I'm not going to work on it with some application...

Of course, I'm still just guessing at what problem you're trying to solve...



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10.6: Create a new file anywhere via an Automator Service
Authored by: leamanc on May 13, '10 07:40:40AM

I assume this is an attempt to duplicate a feature in Windows Explorer and various Linux GUI file managers: Right-click and "Create New File Here..." (Often with the option of what kind of file, like .txt, .html, etc.).



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10.6: Create a new file anywhere via an Automator Service
Authored by: schutt on May 14, '10 07:07:45AM

Yeah, that's what this does, but only for text files, and you have to have a folder selected, instead of just clicking in a folder. The "Create new X file here" is one the two useful features Win has that Mac doesn't. There used to be a program that added this feature, but it broke in 10.6. Since I most often use the "new file here" option for text or source code files, this is a good enough solution.



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10.6: Create a new file anywhere via an Automator Service
Authored by: zsaeid on May 14, '10 07:30:33AM

To make it more clear, you dont need to have folder selected, thas why we come back to the automator in step 8. You can create a file in the folder you are working.



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10.6: Create a new file anywhere via an Automator Service
Authored by: zsaeid on May 14, '10 07:49:50AM

As stated in the last step of the hint, you should comeback to automator (after assigning a keyboard shortcut) and change the "the service receives selected folder... " to "no input", to be able to use this service in the folder you are working in (without need to select some folder).



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10.6: Create a new file anywhere via an Automator Service
Authored by: schutt on Jun 23, '10 03:33:41PM

D'oh, I skipped that step.



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