I have a problem with my application, I want AppleScript to type "date" in Terminal:
(
activate application "Terminal"
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "date"
keystroke return
end tell
)
It works, but if the language of my keyboard is set to Russian, my app types "####" instead of "date". How to make AppleScript always use the English keyboard mapping?
If you have to send a string to the cursor/insertion point, you can avoid the keystroke command by storing the string on the clipboard and then pasting it.
tell application "Terminal" to activate
set theString to "date"
set the clipboard to theString
delay 0.1
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Terminal"
tell menu bar item "Edit" of menu bar 1
click menu item "Paste" of menu 1
end tell
end tell
end tell
delay 0.1
You should also explore sending a command to the terminal window as a command. Tell a Terminal window to do script.
tell application "Terminal"
activate
set thisWindow to do script "echo 'hello world'" in window 1
do script "echo 'goodbye all'" in thisWindow
end tell
You didn't give enough details of what you're doing to know how best to solve your problem.
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How to write the code correctly?
I run the application Photoshop in the automator
I'm waiting for it to fully load
Then I press 10 times Tab and press Enter.
I've tried that:
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Looks like that part doesn't work. Because Tab starts to click before the application is fully loaded. What's wrong? Thanks!
repeat until application launch
delay 0.5 end repeat delay 0.5
Most likely, the OP does not understand the main thing: GUI scripting (in this case, sending 10 tabs, and then Enter, that is, keystroke tab and keystroke return in AppleScript language) only works with the frontmost window. And the launch command launches an application without bringing its window to the front.
The correct approach is 1) use the activate application "Photoshop" command 2) use the make new document command, 3) check if the new window exists, 4) send keystroke commands. In the Automator, the Run AppleScript action should be something like this:
on run {input, parameters}
tell application "Photoshop"
activate
make new document with properties {name:"myNewDocument"}
repeat until window "myNewDocument" exists
delay 0.1
end repeat
end tell
tell application "System Events"
repeat 10 times
delay 0.1
keystroke tab
end repeat
keystroke return
end tell
return input
end run
NOTE: not tested, because PhotoShop.app is not installed on my Mac. I am ready to correct my script, if needed. In general, the question is not quite clear.
I don't know much about Photoshop, but I know that it has a loading screen. I tried the following code in Affinity Photo which is a similar product to Photoshop.
tell application "Photoshop"
launch
set theBool to false
repeat until theBool
tell application "System Events" to ¬
if menu item "Close" of ¬
menu 1 of ¬
menu bar item "File" of ¬
menu bar 1 of ¬
application process "Photoshop" exists then ¬
set theBool to true
delay 0.2
end repeat
end tell
The repeat until theBool checks if the loading screen is over by checking if some menu item exists which isn't available when the loading screen is open. If the "Close" and the "File" don't work in Photoshop, you may choose something else.
This is the answer:
tell application "Your app"
launch
activate
end tell
"Clear buffer" is a menu option under Iterm2's "Edit" menu (command-K) . I'd like to script this to clear Iterm's buffer.
I've tried, based on another site's suggestions,
tell theSession
select
tell application "System Events" to tell process "iTerm2"
click menu item "Clear Buffer" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Edit" of menu
bar 1
end tell
end tell
I've also tried
tell theSession
select
tell application "System Events"
delay 0.1
keystroke "L" using command down
end tell
end tell
Neither seems to do anything. Any ideas?
Tested under macOS 10.13.5 using iTerm2 Build 3.1.7, the default keyboard shortcut for the Clear Buffer command is ⌘K, as shown in the image below.
The following example AppleScript code will activate iTerm, and act on the frontmost window to clear the buffer:
tell application "System Events"
click UI element "iTerm" of list 1 of application process "Dock"
delay 0.25
try
keystroke "k" using command down
end try
end tell
Or use:
tell application "iTerm" to activate
delay 0.25
tell application "System Events"
try
keystroke "k" using command down
end try
end tell
Note that lowercase k is used even though the menu shows an uppercase K. If you have modified the Clear Buffer keyboard shortcut to use ⌘L, then use a lowercase l.
I'm using a third party application to copy an image to the clipboard. I would then like to perform an AppleScript that opens Preview, creates a New Document which will then use the clipboard as the content, then save this to a specified location.
I'm 99% of the way there - just can't get the document to save. I'm on OS X 10.9.5.
Here's my script so far:
set the save_location to the quoted form of "/Users/freddy/Documents/test.png"
tell application "Preview"
activate
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Preview"
keystroke "n" using {command down}
end tell
end tell
tell application "Preview"
activate
save front document as "PNG" in POSIX file save_location
end tell
I can't find the correct syntax for saving a Preview document. It will be the only document open at the time.
Try the following - note the comments:
# Do not use `quoted form of` - only needed and useful with `do shell script`
set the save_location to "/Users/jdoe/Documents/test.png"
tell application "Preview"
activate
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Preview"
keystroke "n" using {command down}
end tell
end tell
tell application "Preview"
# Wait until the new window appears.
# Trying to save before the window has appeared will fail.
# Note: - This assumes that NO window was initially open.
# - The code should be made more robust to eventually time out.
repeat until (count of windows) > 0
delay 0.3
end repeat
activate
# Save the document; `as "<format>"` doesn't seem to work, but the
# format is *implied* by the filename suffix (extension).
save front document in POSIX file save_location
end tell
This script works to save an image in the clipboard to disk, using Preview in OS 10.11.6 on a 2010 Mac Mini:
--CONDITIONS: Finder's clipboard has an image in it
tell application "Preview"
launch
activate
end tell
delay 2 --tweak the delays to what works
tell application "System Events" --not as elegant as "tell application...to tell process", but clearer, chronologically
keystroke "n" using command down --Preview creates a new window.
delay 1
keystroke "v" using command down --Finder's clipboard image is pasted into Preview window.
end tell
delay 1
tell application "System Events"
set the clipboard to "Joe Blow" --for name of forthcoming Preview file
delay 1
keystroke "w" using command down --Forces prompt of Preview to save image.
delay 1
keystroke "v" using command down --Pastes new filename into Preview's save window.
delay 1
key code 36 --"Return" key saves the new file.
end tell
--RESULT: A new image exists in your default folder, named "Joe Blow.png" (or whatever extension)
relating to this post, https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/70585/applescript-opens-new-window-for-everything-when-run.
I wonder if i can highlight the selected text and run this service, can i have the selected text in the new tweet textbox?
Here's the current codes:
activate application "Tweetbot"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Tweetbot"
repeat until exists
delay 0.4
end repeat
set frontmost to true
delay 0.2
keystroke "n" using command down
end tell
end tell
http://i.stack.imgur.com/aahdK.png
http://i.stack.imgur.com/pHtkX.png
You can pass the selected text as a variable in Automator and use UI scripting to set the contents of the text field.
on run {input, parameters}
activate application "Tweetbot"
tell application "System Events" to tell process "Tweetbot"
keystroke "n" using command down
set value of text area 1 of scroll area 1 of window 1 to (input as text)
end tell
end run
If you run the script with a shortcut that has other modifier keys than command, try replacing keystroke "n" using command down with click menu item "New Tweet" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Tweet" of menu bar 1.
Im using system events to control a program that does not have a applescript library.
I am therefor using system events to control it.
I have gotten the program to open a pop up window for it Open File interface and I would like to get it to default to a certain location. Is this possible.
So Far I have :
tell application "App Name"
activate
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell process "App Name"
tell menu bar 1
tell menu bar item "File"
tell menu "File"
tell menu item "Import"
tell menu "Import"
click menu item "XML..."
delay 4
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
The pop up window defaults to its own last visited location. I would like it to default to a given file path like /Users/userabc/Documents/abcd.XML
Thanks
If you have the "posix path" of a location and the dialog box open, you can do the following. Note that the location can be a folder or a file path. If it's a file path then that file will be selected and you would then just have to "keystroke return" to close the dialog box and open that file. Good luck.
set theLocation to path to home folder
set posixLocation to POSIX path of theLocation
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "g" using {command down, shift down}
delay 0.5
keystroke posixLocation
delay 0.5
keystroke return
end tell
The only problem with this method is that autocorrect starts filling in as apple script types into the text box and screws everything up. Work around is to copy/paste into from applescript.
The keystroke command doesn't work for inserting characters that can't be inserted with the current input source. And it doesn't work at all with some input sources.
You could also set the value of the text field:
tell application "System Events" to tell (process 1 where frontmost is true)
keystroke "g" using {shift down, command down}
tell window 1
tell sheet 1
set value of text field 1 to "/usr/share/dict/connectives"
click button 1
end tell
click button "Open"
end tell
end tell