"Download" PDF to DT

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1

I think there is a very common task:
From within a browser I want to right-click a link to a PDF file and save this file in a folder on my HD. Now, I want DT to auto import this file.

When I use folder actions and the “Action Import” script, DT starts importing as soon as the file begins to download. This produces an error and imports a .plist file into DT.

A soon as the file has finished downloading, the PDF file is imported as expected.

Is there a way I don’t know to do this better or is there a way to modify the script to prevent it from importing on starting download?

I don’t want to use the “Save to DEVONthink” print service, as for me it modifies the PDF (text will no longer be recognised as text).

Thanks.
P.

2

The following script skips the temporary downloads created by Safari:

on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items
	try
		tell application "DEVONthink" to launch
		repeat with theItem in every item of added_items
			try
				set thePath to theItem as text
				if thePath does not end with ".download:" then
					tell application "DEVONthink" to import thePath
				end if
			end try
		end repeat
	end try
end adding folder items to
3

Thank you for your suggestion! I will give it a try.