From the user documentation
“Folder Actions
Folder actions are scripts that you can attach to folders in the Finder. These act on all items you add to these “hot folders.” When you add items, the operating system detects the added files and runs any folder actions attached to the folder.
The actions supplied by DEVONthink are installed in ~/Library/Scripts/Folder Action Scripts, and you can add your own scripts to this directory, as needed. For everyday use and exploration, here are the folder action scripts provided by DEVONthink:
DEVONthink - Import: Imports files into your databases.
DEVONthink - Import & Delete: Imports files into your database, and moves the files to the trash afterwards.
“DEVONthink - Import to selected group: Imports files to the currently selected group.
DEVONthink - Index: Index files to your database, creating links to the original items in the Finder.
DEVONthink - Index to selected group: Index files to the currently selected group in your database.
DEVONthink - Import, OCR & Delete: Imports files into your database, converts them to searchable PDFs if necessary, and moves the files to the trash afterwards.
Attaching a folder action
To attach a folder action script to a folder, do the following:
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DEVONthink Documentation
Eric Böhnisch-Volkmann
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