This all into one AppleScript or JavaScript execution in the future, but for now I know this works. I then took the easy way out at the moment to execute an application. The only parameter that needs to be changed is the path to the directory on the third line, to match This is the only thing that needs to be set set projectFolder to '/Users/joshv/projects/' # Use the finder application to get the list of all the folders inside of the folder tell application 'Finder' set fileList to get name of folders of folder ( projectFolder as POSIX file ) end tell # Create a prompt choose from list fileList with prompt 'Which project?' # Create a string of projectFolder with result of response set resultString to projectFolder & result as string # Return the path return the resultString as string end run On run # Define the folder that is being used as project directory. So for me I use a specific directory on my VS Code windows whenever I was done working in a folder. Great solution to opening VS Code directly to my folder that I want to work on and be able to close So I was reminded about Apple Automator for some particular reason and I thought this would be a So I have a window that is open unnecessarily. While working in VS Code, I then use the terminal that is baked into VS Code as This sounds great, what is the problem? Well, I tend to open a lot of iTerm2 tabs just to open upĪnd go into VS Code. Will bring up VS Code from the folder that you are currently working on. Once this is installed, you can issue at a terminal (or iTerm2) prompt the command code. Install VS Code shortcut into your OS path from the command pallet (cmd-P), and path. To that end I have found that there is an option to I have found them a littleĭifficult to maintain and keep organized. Within VS Code, but I don’t like having to maintain workspace files. So what is the problem that I’m trying to solve? I am one that generally likes the workspace concept You wish to work on within VS Code, and presumably P圜harm as well.

Straight to the point, this is going to be using Apple Automator to quickly open your project that Today I’m going to walk through the newest part of my personal workflow for working with projects. My Solution - Apple Script and Automator.

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