I'm trying to use Automator to create a simple service (open selected file in MacVim). Originally I (incorrectly) specified that the service accepts selected text as input. I have changed it later to accept selected files or folders but it is stuck in Service preferences under Text and not under Files and Folders, and also does not appear in Finder. Is there some way to refresh/reload the category of a service?
Refreshing the category of an Automator service
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I've mentioned before that the commercial utility Unsanity FruitMenu allows customization of Finder contextual menus. You could launch an AppleScript or Automator document from the contextual menu with this utility. But FruitMenu requires Rosetta and therefore won't work in Lion. I don't know if Unsanity is developing a way to implement this in Lion, or not.
To get it to work in iTunes, you can try setting it up like this:
Service receives selected: text in: iTunes
Actions:
"Get Selected iTunes Tracks" - Get selected: tracks
"Open Finder items" - Open with: VLC
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Best Answer
The following steps solved the problem for me:
Now the service appears in the proper category.