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Automator is an application developed by Apple for Mac OS X that implements point-and-click (or drag-and-drop) creation of workflows for automating repetitive tasks. Automator enables the repetition of tasks across a wide variety of programs, including the Finder, the Safari web browser, iCal, Address Book and others. It can also work with third-party applications such as Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop. Although Automator uses AppleScript and/or Cocoa, it requires no expertise in these languages whatsoever. However, the concept would be familiar to those used to Unix pipes: the output of the last action becomes the input of the next (though the user can optionally choose for an action to ignore the input from the previous action). Unlike Unix pipes, however, Automator workflows are sequential: each action is completed before the next action in the workflow begins. Automator comes with a library of many Actions (file renaming, finding linked images, creating a new mail message, etc.), all of which act as individual steps in a Workflow document. A Workflow document then can be used to carry out repetitive tasks. A user can also save these Workflows so that it can be used over and over again, whenever it is needed. Unix command line scripts and AppleScripts can also be invoked as Actions. The actions are linked together in a Workflow. The Workflow can be saved as an application, Workflow file or a contextual menu item. There is an 'Options' disclosure icon at the bottom of each action that shows a checkbox, allowing the action to be shown when run. This means that a task that may require slight tweaks every time it is run can present the same dialog to the user when the workflow runs as the options available in the action - in other words, setting parameters at runtime.
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When was Dan the Automator born?
Dan the Automator was born on 1967-09-09.
Has anybody made a Harry Potter automator?
No.
What is the Automator for Mac?
Automator is a tool that will, as the name suggest, allow you to automate things on your Mac. Automator works by files known as "workflows", it contains a library of "actions" that you want a workflow to perform. Such as file renaming, creating a new email message, etc. Workflows can be saved as individual apps that can be ran to perform their needed task. Additional information is available on Apple's Mac 101 article on Automator, link available in related links below.
Is deltron 3030 the same person as del the funky homosapien?
Yes but deltron 3030 also consists of Dan the Automator and DJ Kid Koala.
How can you use Automator to read a file address then enter that and other commands into a third-party program like XFoil?
The Get File Path action (See links below) will get the file path. If the commands are stored in a text file Automator can Get Specified Text and Copy to ClipBoard. A new text file could then be constructed with the required address and commands and passed to XFoil - this would probably require a bit of AppleScripting to make it work as required.
How do you change the resolution of a jpeg?
To change the file size you can try to archive it using zip or a rar. They are designed to compress things. However the savings in size for images are limited. More effectively is to change the image format or to reduce its resolution (reduce width & size of the image). See related questions for more details.
Where is the Handsome Boy Modelling School located?
The Handsome Boy Modelling School isn't an actual school, it was a collaborative hip-hop project of Dan the Automator and Prince Paul. It lasted between 1999 and 2006.
Who was behind Handsome Boy Modeling School?
Handsome Boy Modeling School was a collaborative project started in 1999 by two well known hip hop producers. The first was Prince Paul, and the second was Dan the Automator.
How do RFID readers read the RFID chip and where does the input go?
I want to build a workflow in Automator and use the RFID chips in a card that have a "product number" and when the reader readers the number it then inputs it into an application that has been setup. So my questions is. When the reader scans the card and gets the "number" where does that "number" go?
How do you open a bat file on a Mac?
A .bat file is used by the Windows operating system (or MS DOS) to execute a sequence of instructions. It will not work with a Mac running Mac OS X. Depending upon what you wished to achieve you would use a Shell Script in the Terminal or Automator or AppleScript. (See links below)
How can you configure iTunes to automatically detect new songs from a folder and update the library?
Songs added to iTunes are added to the library by default. You can create a New Smart Playlist from the iTunes File menu. Amongst the many options you can set it to list all Recently Added songs. If you want to add songs from a folder outside of iTunes you will need to create an Automator and/or AppleScript (See links below) that watches the folder and tells iTunes when new songs need to be added.
Where can you find a mafia live bot?
The submitter should clarify if they mean Mark of Mafia, iMob, iGangster, or some other game. Also, the submitter should specify if the are looking for free or paid bots as the three tools below are free. There are bots for other mobster/mafia games: 1. Mafia automator by Peerspin 2. MW autoplayer 3. Custom macro bots using iMacros and several others. The ultimate mobsters bot and other have been discontinued.
