I tried just drag and drop two PDF files straight to DevonThink Folder(Finder’s) and again it just OCRd one the other remained in the Global-Inbox. Strange.
Strange because apparently Criss tried it and it works for him.
I would imagine, the way it would work is that if I import two or ten files at once, they would be cued once one is OCRd and moved then another is CORd and moved and so on.
What I think is a hiccup, the system doesnt know what to do when multiple files are in, doesnt know what is the second item of 10 items
That is truly bizarre. Just to be sure, can you post (or PM) the part of the script which points to the folder “Unit 1,2”? And just for fun, try using “This Hour” rather than “This Week” - just because that is what Jim was using when it worked for him.
If you select the smart rule when the PDFs are in the inbox (and the rule hasn’t run), are the files shown by the smart rule?
Re your addendum: thing is, the script definitely takes care of multiple files…
ok, so that suggests they don’t fulfil the criteria - would you mind removing each condition individually and seeing whether the files then appear in the rule (without running the rule or importing anything, of course - otherwise it may have undesired effects)?
Sure - but does it (also) include the files which you added today for testing and would have expected to see in the rule in the first place? That’s what we’re looking for - a change which makes those files appear which you had expected to be there in the first place. Because I seem to have been barking up the wrong tree (for which I apologise!)
So I deleted the smart rule and created a new smart rule, now drag and dropping from “download folder” to DevonThink folder(Finder) it doesnt do anything just goes straight to Global Inbox. Strange.
when I turn Hazel ON, just like before just the first file OCRd and moves to the specific folder. and the rest are left out, I have to “Apply rule” to process the rest. Strange.
Thanks for your help Blanc, but i dont know what could be the issue.
Yes it looks like DevonThink has permission and full access.
It might have to do something with Hazel. I tested again and drag and drop two files it worked one right after the other, no problem. Then I turn hazel on and downloaded two files, Hazel then moved the two files to DevonThink folder(finder) and again it just OCR and moved one file.
I’m really sorry, I’m at a loss to explain that behaviour - the only workaround I can suggest is to use a smart rule which runs regularly (rather than on import) using your conditions and triggering “my” script; I seem to remember that you’d need to do it with the script if you want the notification, because a smart rule will trigger the notification even if there were 0 documents matching the conditions. As I remember it, the script won’t be triggered in a 0-document scenario; if it were, you’d simply add an if workedFiles > 0 then to the display notification line.
But I think I know what might be the issue, it’s not the smart rule nor Hazel. I think it has to do the way DevonThink gets its incoming information about the imported items.
When drag and dropping, the system and DevonThink knows what is in it (rightly so it cues each file) but when Hazel sends each file one right after the the other, it takes about 1 to 2 seconds delay SO while the first file is being OCRd the second file is coming in, so that right there could be the mishap, DevonThink then ignores other files coming in while the first file is being processed.
thanks