Make Automator "Import" file rather than "Open" file

[joots]

im trying to get automater to "import" a file with certain program rather than "open" the file as it typically would with the action "Open Finder Item".

Is there a similar action or some workaround that i could use to do this?

 

[Kaveman]

The Open Finder Items workflow, has a popup menu from which you can select an App.

 

[joots]

The application is open at this point using the "Launch Application" action.

Now i want that application to "Import" a file, rather than use "Open" from the File menu.

i have even created a keyboard shortcut in the system preferences for the exact menu item that i want to launch. but i cant seem to get the "Run Apple Script" action to work properly.

is there a better way to do this?

 

[Kaveman]

Are you using AppleScript or Automator?

Normally if you tell an App to Open a document which isn't its normal document type it will use Import, but thats up to the App maker.

 

[joots]

it is an accepted file type for this application, however in this instance i need to use import rather than open.

 

[mcddjx]

Try out 'watch me do'. I'm not so familiar with it, but it seems like the way to get automator to perform specific tasks in other applications.