I use the Inbox folder in finder a lot to move documents produced by other apps into DEVONthink.
For scanning I use an external app (VueScan). I want to point VueScan’s output directory at a DEVONthink Inbox folder in which (through a DEVONthink rule) all image files are automatically converted into PDFs.
How can I set this 2nd Inbox up?
Is VueScan able to send the scans directly to other apps? Then this should be sufficient if the option to OCR incoming scans is enabled.
I don’t think so. It just saves its scans to a folder in the filesystem.
As far as I remember there’s a possibility to use an external viewer, somewhere hidden in the Prefs tab in professional mode.
True, found it. There is a setting for that.
Still, I think it would be great for me to send documents via a file system folder to another group in DEVONthink than the normal Inbox – effectively like a 2nd Inbox folder.
How could I do something like this? Maybe with Hazel?
you can do this with Hazel : tag the file in question and rename it → use a script that will transfer the file to the destination in DT. If you would need the script let me know I can send it to you.
Hope that helps
Steffi
I just remember: What I have done before is using an indexed older and moving stuff in there.
Is this the best idea for a 2nd Inbox folder?
Iirc that’s the suggested way nowadays. Though: why do you need a second folder at all? Why not send to inbox and have a smart rule do what you want?
Well I want to send scanned JPGs and want DEVONthink to convert them to searchable PDFs – but not other JPGs.
I have a vague recollection that @Bluefrog has recommended here not to do that as DEVONthink might sweep in from the Global Inbox before the other app done with it, e.g. OCR or something. My recollection may be wrong, of course.
Belt and braces, I do what the OP wants by sending all my scans to a folder called “Scanner Output” and then I have Hazel or my fingers on keyboard handling them into DEVONthink. Hazel puts into Global Inbox, and manually I simply drag and drop most of the time. I don’t have an over-whelming volume that precludes this approach.
Perhaps the scanned files can be made to adhere to a certain naming scheme? Or you can scan to pdf instead (that’s what I do) and have a smart rule OCR all PDFs with zero word count?
It is. Another option would be to use folder actions in the Finder.
See…
I use Hazel to accomplish this. I have Hazel watching several folders, all of which will tag files and then move them to the DEVONthink inbox. Once they arrive in DEVONthink, I have smart rules set up to recognize the tags applied through Hazel, which then moved to the appropriate database section. It works really slick. I’ve never had any problem with this.