Script Request: Save UUID to Spotlight Comment

[nitrogen]

Hi there,

I am using Devonthink mainly in combination with Markdown notes. I reference other documents that are in my database a lot. The syntax is pretty easy and with a little help from my friend Keyboardmaestro it’s a breeze.

[Very interesting document](x-devonthink-item://359681BA-B92F-46E5-8A53-A7EF91D5FF30)

However, I am pretty concerned with how my notes will be still useful in a distant future where Devonthink won’t be accessible.
So I was thinking of saving the UUID to the Spotlight comment field. So in the worst case scenario I can still search for the file I was referring to.

I came up with a solution of doing it with Keyboardmaestro. I use the “Copy Item Link” and “Show Info” Menu to past the Link into the comment field.
However, this approach is very slow and might be prone to errors. It also lacks
simplicity.

Is there any easier way of doing it with script of automator?

Thanks for your help

[cgrunenberg]

This script copies the UUID to the comment but only the Spotlight comment of external/indexed files is immediately updated:

tell application "DEVONthink Pro"
	set theSelection to the selection
	repeat with theRecord in theSelection
		set the comment of theRecord to uuid of theRecord
	end repeat
end tell

[korm]

See also, for example:

Markdown-Style document link - script

To make a Markdown-style link on the clipboard of the current document selected in DEVONthink tell application id "com.devon-technologies.thinkpro2" set theItem to (the first item of (the selection as list)) set the clipboard to "[" & name of theItem & "](" & reference URL of theItem & ")" end tell

[nitrogen]

Thanks a lot! Works like a Charm.

tell application "DEVONthink Pro"
	set theSelection to the selection
	repeat with theRecord in theSelection
		set the comment of theRecord to "x-devonthink-item://" & uuid of theRecord
	end repeat
end tell

I added the “x-devonthink-item://” prefix.