So, I whipped up a new Cronicle<\/a> plugin that does the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then, the plugin sends a TCP message to a computer running VICREO Listener<\/a> to open the URL which generates the PDF. This free program is used to send hotkeys remotely to other computers, but it can also execute files and shell scripts. It sends a command to the computer to open the Safari browser with this URL. Safari automatically downloads it to a folder I have in Dropbox, called “Automated Printing”. I do have to keep Safari logged into my PCO account for this to work, and I chose Safari for this task because it’s a browser that’s already installed which I don’t often use, so it’s fine to have all downloads automatically go to that Dropbox folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lastly, I made a Folder Action in Automator. If you haven’t heard about Automator<\/a> for MacOS before, I strongly suggest checking it out. It can do so much. I’ve used it for all kinds of things. This folder action watches for new files in that “Automated Printing” folder, filters out any newly added files that aren’t PDF files (just in case something else gets put in there by accident), prints out any added files to the default printer, and then deletes the files 5 seconds later. I don’t need to keep them anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s a video of the whole plugin in action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/techministry.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screen-shot-2020-08-26-at-9.58.01-am.png?w=1024\")
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