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Broken shell script paths in Automator 1.0.2

automator_iconI've only noticed two minor oddities on my iMac since upgrading to Mac OS 10.4.3. First, my Spotlight hotkey combination has been switched back from F1 to the default Command-space bar (I had been using Command-space bar for Quicksilver). Secondly, my dock is once again white with a pronounced border (I keep it transparent with TransparentDock). Both are easy fixes (or will be, as soon as TransparentDock is updated).

However, some folks at macOSXhints have found a change that could be more disruptive. It appears that shell script paths may be broken in Automator 1.0.2. From macOSXhints:

"...the problem is that the path returned by Get Selected Finder Items isn’t usable by the Run Shell Script action. So if you have a script that first gets the selected Finder items, and then tries to run a shell script on the selection, it will fail."

Eventually, the author noticed that if you first take an action on the path, it will be workable by Run Shell Script. Just select something innocuous like Label Finder Items, with label set to "None." Pretty odd. Has anyone experienced this issue?

[Via Automator World]
 
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