Mac OS X Automation: Services Downloads

These services and Automator actions are provided as examples of the design and use of Mac OS X automation technologies. All service workflows are fully editable and can be customized as need requires.

ALL EXAMPLE WORKFLOWS AND ACTIONS REQUIRE THE INSTALLATION OF MAC OS X v10.6.

Note: the example services on the Services Download page, install these actions as needed. The action installers on this page are provided as a convenience. Action collections are grouped by color. Installation requires an adminstrator password.

NAME & DESCRIPTION	V	DOWNLOAD
INTERNET ACTIONS (BUILT INTO LION)	1.0
Website Popup — The Website Popup action is designed to display a floating HUD window, showing the website whose URL is passed from the previous action in the workflow. Its action view contains parameters for: (1) indicating the size of the floating window; (2) whether the content of the website is viewed as from within Safari, or from within the iPhone; (3) the HUD's default postion on the screen; and (4) what type of information is returned by the action after the HUD is closed or dismissed.
TEXT FILTER ACTIONS (BUILT INTO LION)	1.0
Get URLs from Text — This action extracts URLs from the text passed to it by the previous action. Detected URLs include email addresses, which are returned as links using the mailto:// schema. To extract just specific types of URLs, follow this action with the Filer URLs action which is part of the default library of Automator actions. NOTE: if you create a service workflow that uses the presence of URLs in selected text as its context, and want to retrieve the detected URLs, place this action at the beginning of the workflow.
Get Dates from Text — This action extracts dates from the text passed to it by the previous action. The extracted dates are returned in UNIX format (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM GMT), but will be automatically converted to AppleScript date records if the action is followed by the Run AppleScript action. NOTE: if you create a service workflow that uses the presence of dates in selected text as its context, and want to retrieve the detected dates, place this action at the beginning of the workflow.

INTRO TO SERVICES VIDEO

A video overview of what Services is, its features, and how it works.
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MACBREAK VIDEO PODCAST

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