You could try this script.
If it does what you’re looking for you could try to
- select groups that contain the replicants you’d like to remove
- run Script: Add reference URL to aliases and create Smart Group
- move the resulting Smart Group into the Navigation Sidebar’s Smart Rule section
- add action
Execute Scriptin the resulting Smart Rule
This should work, I think. Please try with duplicates.
-- Remove replicants
on run
tell application id "DNtp" to my performSmartRule(selection as list)
end run
on performSmartRule(theRecords)
tell application id "DNtp"
try
repeat with thisRecord in theRecords
set thisRecord_Type to (type of thisRecord) as string
if thisRecord_Type is in {"group", "«constant ****DTgr»"} then
set thisRecord_Children to (children of thisRecord whose number of replicants > 0)
set thisRecord_Database_TrashGroup to trash group of (database of thisRecord)
repeat with thisChild in thisRecord_Children
set thisChild_LocationGroup to location group of thisChild
if thisChild_LocationGroup ≠ thisRecord then
move record thisChild from thisRecord to thisRecord_Database_TrashGroup
end if
end repeat
end if
end repeat
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 performSmartRule