Who can tell me why I'm getting this error:
error "System Events got an error: Can’t get menu item \"Text…\" of menu item \"Save As\" of menu \"File\" of menu bar 1 of process \"Adobe Reader\"." number -1728 from menu item "Text…" of menu item "Save As" of menu "File" of menu bar 1 of process "Adobe Reader"
for this code:
tell application "Adobe Reader"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Adobe Reader"
tell menu bar 1
tell menu "File"
tell menu item "Save As"
click menu item "Text…"
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
Try
activate application "Adobe Reader"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Adobe Reader"
click menu item "Text..." of menu 1 of menu item "Save As" of menu 1 of menu bar item "File" of menu bar 1
end tell
end tell
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I am trying to get the script to click the iCloud button, but I am getting the syntax/logic incorrect.
tell application "System Preferences"
activate
set current pane to pane id "com.apple.preferences.internetaccounts"
delay 1
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell process "System Preferences"
click button "iCloud" of window "Internet Accounts"
end tell
end tell
Help is much appreciated. I am on Monterey (12,4) iMac.
Try this.
tell application "System Preferences"
activate
set current pane to pane id "com.apple.preferences.internetaccounts"
end tell
tell application "System Events" to tell process "System Preferences"
repeat until exists of UI element "iCloud" of UI element 1 of row 1 of ¬
table 1 of scroll area 1 of group 1 of window "Internet Accounts"
delay 0.1
end repeat
click button "iCloud" of UI element 1 of row 1 of table 1 of scroll area 1 of ¬
group 1 of window "Internet Accounts"
end tell
I recently updated my mac to Monterey and my old applescript is not working anymore and I get this error: 'System Events got an error: Can’t get pop up button 1 of window 1 of process "System Preferences". Invalid index.'
I honestly have no idea which part should I change. Thank you in advance.
tell application "System Preferences"
set current pane to pane "com.apple.preference.displays"
activate
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell process "System Preferences"
click pop up button 1 of window 1
click menu item 1 of menu 1 of pop up button 1 of window 1
end tell
end tell
tell application "System Preferences"
delay 10
quit
end tell
tell application "System Preferences"
reveal anchor "displaysDisplayTab" of pane id "com.apple.preference.displays"
activate
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell application process "System Preferences"
click pop up button "Add Display" of window "Displays"
click menu item 2 of menu 1 of pop up button "Add Display" of window "Displays"
end tell
end tell
tell application "System Preferences"
delay 5
quit
end tell
I am using the below script to enable developer menu.
tell application "Safari"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Safari"
click menu item "Preferences…" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Safari" of menu bar 1
click button "Advanced" of toolbar 1 of window 1
click checkbox "Show Develop menu in menu bar" of group 1 of group 1 of window 1
-- delay 2
keystroke "w" using {command down} -- > not working
end tell
end tell
end tell
How to close the preference window? With keystroke "w" using {command down}, I am getting cannot The document cannot be closed while the script is running. error.
Also how to enable checkbox only if it is not enabled? Currently, if I run the script twice, it toggles.
Just click the first button of the first window and check the value of the checkbox
tell application "Safari"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Safari"
click menu item "Preferences…" of menu 1 of menu bar item "Safari" of menu bar 1
click button "Advanced" of toolbar 1 of window 1
tell checkbox "Show Develop menu in menu bar" of group 1 of group 1 of window 1
if value is 0 then click it
end tell
click button 1 of window 1
end tell
end tell
end tell
This AppleScript code works for me using the latest version of macOS Mojave.
tell application "System Events"
tell application process "Safari"
set frontmost to true
end tell
keystroke "." using {command down}
end tell
The menu bar:
The UI Brower:
Apple Script:
tell application "System Events"
tell process "MacID"
click menu item 9 of menu 1 of menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2
end tell
end tell
I dont know how to do it with MacID and menu items without Command Shortkeys but here is how to do it with keystroke:
tell application "System Events" keystroke "(key)" using command down
tell application "System Events"
tell application "System Preferences"
activate
set current pane to pane "com.apple.preference.displays"
set theWindows to windows
set win2 to item 2 of theWindows
tell win2
set index to 1
set visible to false
set visible to true
end tell
set value of combo box 1 to "90°"
end tell
end tell
I'm trying to change the Rotation of the External Screen via Applescript, but I do
not find out how to access this dropdown menu. Google seems to give me a lot about combo box and pop menu, but under Lion at least all this stuff doesn't work.
This worked for me on 10.8.
tell application "System Preferences"
reveal anchor "displaysDisplayTab" of pane "com.apple.preference.displays"
end tell
tell application "System Events" to tell process "System Preferences"
tell pop up button 1 of tab group 1 of window 1
click
click menu item 3 of menu 1
end tell
end tell