# In the "import path" AppleScript command, what "from" is used for?

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**Created:** [July 14, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/in-the-import-path-applescript-command-what-from-is-used-for/87323 "2026-07-14T14:01:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![pbernery](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/pbernery/32/17463_2.png) [@pbernery](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/pbernery)\
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In the documentation, "from is described as “The name of the source application.”.

If set, what DT will do with this information?

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**Author:** ![cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/cgrunenberg/32/7172_2.png) [@cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/cgrunenberg)\
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It’s used to retrieve and store e.g. the URL from a browser, basically what DEVONthink’s browser extensions, bookmarklets and services do.

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**Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/in-the-import-path-applescript-command-what-from-is-used-for/87323/3 "2026-07-16T05:46:48Z")

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Alright. Not sure what this means exactly, but I guess this is more for internal use?

Thank you cgrunenberg.

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**Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 6:02am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/in-the-import-path-applescript-command-what-from-is-used-for/87323/4 "2026-07-16T06:02:49Z")

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> [@pbernery](#):
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> Not sure what this means exactly, but I guess this is more for internal use?

It was used for PDF services in the past but was also a feature request as far as I remember.