Query Regarding Logging Previous Group After Moving Items

DEVONthink
1

Hello everyone,

I’m wondering if there’s a way to retrieve the last group (folder) an item was in after it has been moved to a new group. My goal is to create a rule or script that logs both the new location and the previous location of an item into a log file each time it is moved.

Thank you for any hint!
Chris

2

in order to record the original parent group, you can include the moving action within the script. Here is an example using the display group selector AppleScript command:

property logFileUuid : "x-devonthink-item://example"
property selectorInfo : "Choose destination group"

tell application id "DNtp"
	set theRecords to selected records
	if (count of theRecords) is 0 then return
	
	set logFile to get record with uuid logFileUuid
	set logText to plain text of logFile
	
	set destinationGroup to display group selector selectorInfo
	
	repeat with theRecord in theRecords
		set originalGroup to parent 1 of theRecord
		set logText to logText & linefeed & linefeed & "name: " & (name of theRecord) & linefeed & "original location: " & (uuid of originalGroup) & linefeed & "new location: " & (uuid of destinationGroup)
		move record theRecord to destinationGroup
	end repeat
	
	set plain text of logFile to logText
end tell

Note: script has not been tested.

3

That’s a great idea. My approach would be to log the object movements that are carried out via drag & drop. Since it is also possible to undo the move with cmd-Z, it stands to reason that it is also possible to read the last group. As a result, an intelligent rule would be necessary that triggers a script after a move. The only problem is how to read the last group before the move using a script.