Is there a script for having DT auto-import files added to the Finder folder?

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Is there a script for having DT auto-import files added to the Finder folder?

Indeed as that’s a core requirement of a smart rule, targeting a location. Set up a watched folder in the Finder and index it, ideally in the Global Inbox or the Inbox of a database. Then use a Move Into Database action to import the file into the database. [image] It would be best to use a temporal criterion, e.g., Date Added is This Hour or to use a Move action at the end to remove it form the watched group. This avoids potentially reprocessing the file.

My rule shows it’s using the On Import event trigger which runs after a file is detected in the indexed location in this case.

One possible exception is if you have the indexed folder in a cloud-synced location, e.g., Dropbox. Changes in such a folder may not initiate a filesystem event. However, there are other event triggers, like Before synchronization that can be used.

This is all discussed in the Help > Documentation > Automation > Smart Rules as well as Appendix > Smart Rule Events and Actions.