Scan Documents

Opens the Scan Document interface—which scans into the current Files folder—then waits for you to return to Shortcuts before retrieving the file. Designed as a function to pass the file to the next action.

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Scripting Actions

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Wait
Waits for the specified number of seconds before continuing with the next action.
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Get Contents of Folder
This action gets the files inside of the specified folder. Recursive If this option is enabled, this action will get all the files inside of a folder, including its subfolders.
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Filter Files
Given a list of files, this action returns the files that match the given criteria. Allows for sorting, changing the order, and limiting the number passed as a result.
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Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Scan%20Documents
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Scan%20Documents
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Scan Documents” end tell

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