Make Alias Action

This is the latest version of one Action that I have written for Automator, it was written using Xcode 2.1, using the AppleScript template.

Any files passed onto will have an Alias made and placed on the Desktop.

This action was Developed due to a query on the Apple Discussions website.

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Currently at over 600 downloads !

Any chance of seeing a version of this excellent action that allows the user to specify the alias location? I'd like to be able to place the alias somewhere other than the Desktop.

Thanks for the great work!!!

-Rob

Hi Rob and Welcome !

Thanks for your kind comments !

Seeing as your the first person to place a comment after 2488 downloads, I shall of course be happy to oblige ! ;-)

I shall knock something up tomorrow night.

regards

Ric

Thanks Ric. You rule! :-)

I wouldn't quite go that far... ;-)


Here's a Beta version, let me know if it does what you want.

Seems to work okay. I'll submit to Apple later tonight.

Have made the DMG a bit nicer...





regards

Ric

Has now been submitted to Apple...couldn't see any bugs !

The one above is the final version !

regards

Ric

It's now on the Apple Website...

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macos...makealias.html



regards

Ric

An excellent action! It was exactly what I was looking for.

How does it handle situations where there are two files with the same name, but in different subfolders? Looks like it might simply overright the earlier one with the later. Any chance of at least popping up a warning, if not doing the usual "1" thing at the end of the second file's name?