Smart Rule If open Group XYZ → automatically select Table of Contents Document

DEVONthink
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Hello,
In terms of Workflow, I notice that when I open certain groups, I systematically go to the Document whose name contains Table of Contents.
I tried and failed to create a Smart Rule which would make this process automatic (ie automatically select the Document whose name contains Table of Contents.
thanks in advance for your time and help

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Smart rules don’t support such actions, the only possibility would be a custom script.

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thank you Christian

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This triggered script selects the first child record whose name contains “Table of Contents”.

I would use something that can be altered via UI as on/off toogle, e.g. the record’s flagged state.

-- Triggered Script -  Set selection to first child whose name contains "Table of Contents"

-- NOTE: This script triggers every time the record it is attached to is selected. You can: 
--- use the contextual menu by directly right clicking without previously selecting the record,
--- drag the record without previously selecting it,
--- but you can't keep the selection on the record anymore as long as the script is attached.

on triggered(theRecord)
	tell application id "DNtp"
		try
			#if state of theRecord = false then -- I would use something that can be altered via UI as on/off toogle
			set theType to type of theRecord as string
			if theType = "group" or theType = "«constant ****DTgr»" then
				set theChildrenSubset to children of theRecord whose name contains "Table of Contents"
				if theChildrenSubset ≠ {} then
					set selection of viewer window 1 to {item 1 of theChildrenSubset}
				end if
			end if
			#end if
			
		on error error_message number error_number
			if the error_number is not -128 then display alert "DEVONthink" message error_message as warning
			return
		end try
	end tell
end triggered
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I will try it. thank you very much !

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or theType = “«constant ****DTgr»”

This is unnecessary (and likely from Script Debugger).

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That might be true in this script, but not in general.

Not sure where and when exactly this happens, however in some situations type as string returns raw syntax. Had a hard time figuring that out.

@cgrunenberg, I just checked the new hint about the type as string issue …

… in the dictionary …

Note: In compiled menu/toolbar scripts you might have to use a string representation of the type for comparisons.

… to show @BLUEFROG that it’s a known issue - but it’s not mentioned :flushed:

Wouldn’t it make sense to add “and its raw syntax”? Without it users get only half of the solution …

… I think.

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Not all types require this and only scripts executed by DEVONthink.