find dead links

DEVONthink Automation
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What is shown in Window > Log or the Log popover fro the toolbar button?

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Yes, that was where I was expecting to see something - from Help > Documentation > Appendix > Smart Rule Events and Actions > Actions…

But nothing:

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Then the URL is valid.

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You would have thought so, wouldn’t you, Jim. But https://www.alamx.com is definitely not valid :frowning: .

In fact this is my latest edit of that Smart Rule - including the failed attempt to launch the URL; fails with a 404.

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Maybe webarchives themselves as such can’t be validated after all?

Perhaps there’s a workaround?

Thanks!

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Hello again, Jim - still can’t get link checking webarchives to work. This time (per the attached grab) I:

  1. clipped a webarchive of https://www.devontechnologies.com; Global Inbox
  2. changed the URL’s name to https://www.devontechnology.com
  3. applied the rule which detects any webarchive containing ‘devon’

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Although the ‘Launch URL’ step failed as expected, the Smart Rule appeared to suggest that the webarchive’s address (https://www.devontechnology.com) was valid - even though that domain doesn’t exist. Nothing in the log!

Maybe I’m not understanding what Check Bookmarks really does?

TIA :slight_smile:

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The methods with the “Check Bookmarks” didn’t work for me, but the Applescript as mentioned above works perfectly. Thanks @cgrunenberg!

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