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I'm trying to figure out Automator as it seems really cool!
I have some mp3s that I have transfered from my Windows PC onto my Mac. I do this regularly as the family shares our music with each other.
But I'm not quite understanding how to do something.
1. What I want to do is get files of a specified type (.mp3) from a specific directory (~/family stuff).
2. Then I want to check and see if these files are in the iTunes library (have they been imported) if not, I want to import them.
3. Next, I want to show the user which files the automator has selected, and make sure that they are ok.
4. Once they are sure to be imported into iTunes (so there is a copy in my iTunes Library at /Users/nathansweeney/Music/iTunes/... I want to move the original files I copied onto the HD to the trash.
I think I don't need to check to see if they are imported yet, if they already are I think it will just skip over them and not import them twice. So I can see how I can import and move to trash.
What I don't know how to do is find the files of the specified type (.mp3) in a specific folder. When I just let it do "Computer" it finds a lot of mp3s that are in the iTunes library. I don't want those. When i tell it to look in the specific directory it doesn't find anything.
Also, is there a way to show the user all of the files of that type it found, selected, and allow the user to de-select the ones they wish? If I can't show the user what was found, that is ok, but I still don't know how to actually find the files.
I know it seems kind of pointless but Automator is really cool sounding and I am trying to play around with it.
I have some mp3s that I have transfered from my Windows PC onto my Mac. I do this regularly as the family shares our music with each other.
But I'm not quite understanding how to do something.
1. What I want to do is get files of a specified type (.mp3) from a specific directory (~/family stuff).
2. Then I want to check and see if these files are in the iTunes library (have they been imported) if not, I want to import them.
3. Next, I want to show the user which files the automator has selected, and make sure that they are ok.
4. Once they are sure to be imported into iTunes (so there is a copy in my iTunes Library at /Users/nathansweeney/Music/iTunes/... I want to move the original files I copied onto the HD to the trash.
I think I don't need to check to see if they are imported yet, if they already are I think it will just skip over them and not import them twice. So I can see how I can import and move to trash.
What I don't know how to do is find the files of the specified type (.mp3) in a specific folder. When I just let it do "Computer" it finds a lot of mp3s that are in the iTunes library. I don't want those. When i tell it to look in the specific directory it doesn't find anything.
Also, is there a way to show the user all of the files of that type it found, selected, and allow the user to de-select the ones they wish? If I can't show the user what was found, that is ok, but I still don't know how to actually find the files.
I know it seems kind of pointless but Automator is really cool sounding and I am trying to play around with it.