How can I make an Automator service run a Terminal and display the output?

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                          I'm using Automator to run a shell script (Rar selected files) as a 'Service', so that I can just right click a folder and select the service. It works fine, but i've added verbose and testing (to see the progress and test results) so I need to see the output of the Terminal window to make sure the archive is ok. Is there a way to see the output in real time? or to take it an extra step echo the results?

here's the script that works in automator but the output is silent.

    on run {input, parameters}
	set nbFiles to count input
	
	if nbFiles = 0 then
		display dialog "No files selected!" buttons {"OK"} default button 1
		return
	end if
	
	tell application "Finder"
		
		set archiveDir to (container of (item 1 of input) as string)
		if nbFiles = 1 then
			set archiveName to (name of (item 1 of input) as string)
		else
			set archiveName to "archive"
		end if
		
		if exists file (archiveDir & archiveName & ".rar") then
			set i to 2
			repeat while exists file (archiveDir & archiveName & "-" & i & ".rar")
				set i to i + 1
			end repeat
			set archiveName to archiveName & "-" & i
		end if
		
		set archiveDir to quoted form of POSIX path of archiveDir
		set archiveName to quoted form of (archiveName & ".rar")
		
		set listFiles to " "
		repeat with i in input
			set listFiles to listFiles & quoted form of ("." & POSIX path of (name of i as string)) & " "
		end repeat
		
	end tell
	
	do shell script "cd " & archiveDir & "; rar a -ol[a] -mt8 -m5- -y -s -m4 -t " & archiveName & listFiles
	
	return input
    end run

THANKS!!
                        

Asked by phattydee (1 rep)

Jan 24, 2018, 02:04 PM
Last activity: Jan 24, 2018, 02:22 PM

How can I make an Automator service run a Terminal and display the output?

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