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Modified PDF workflow to save (dated) PDF to Dropbox
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#!/usr/bin/python | |
# | |
# webreceipts job-id user title copies options pdf-file | |
# | |
import os | |
import shutil | |
import sys | |
from AppKit import * | |
from datetime import date | |
from Foundation import * | |
import locale | |
def safeFilename(filename): | |
filename = filename.lstrip('.') | |
filename = filename.replace(os.path.sep, '-') | |
if len(filename) == 0: | |
filename = "Untitled" | |
elif len(filename) > 245: | |
filename = filename[0:245] | |
return filename | |
def main(argv): | |
(title, options, pdfFile) = argv[0:3] | |
destDirectory = os.path.expanduser("~/Dropbox/Documents/Web Receipts/") | |
# Create the Web Receipts folder if necessary. | |
try: | |
os.makedirs(destDirectory) | |
#Put a ".localized" file in the destDirectory | |
locFile = ".localized" | |
destPath = os.path.join(destDirectory, locFile) | |
file = open(destPath,"w") | |
file.write('') | |
file.close() | |
except: | |
pass | |
# Build a file path pointing into the web reciepts folder | |
# using the document's title and a PDF extension. | |
title = safeFilename(title) | |
title = "%s - %s" % (date.today(), title) | |
destFile = title + ".pdf" | |
destPath = os.path.join(destDirectory, destFile) | |
# If the filename we want is already in use then start | |
# appending numbers until we get a unique name. | |
# Added localizing the number. | |
i = 2 | |
while (os.path.exists(destPath)): | |
locString = NSString.localizedStringWithFormat_("%d", i) | |
utfVersion = locString.encode("utf-8") | |
destFile = title + "." + utfVersion +".pdf" | |
destPath = os.path.join(destDirectory, destFile) | |
i = i + 1 | |
# Move the file if possible otherwise copy it. | |
shutil.move(pdfFile, destPath) | |
if __name__ == "__main__": | |
main(sys.argv[1:]) |
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Instructions: http://pablo.averbuj.com/2008/04/14/osxchanging-the-web-receipts-folder