I've been appointed the task of creating an applicaton that must
Display a dialog saying "The webpage has finished loading." when a webpage finishes loading
Determine how many items are currently in the process of downloading
For number 1, I've tried doing if the URL of the front document is "http://applescript.weebly.com" then, but the then part always runs even if the webpage doesn't load!
For number 2, I've tried this...
tell application "Safari" to get every item of window "Downloads"
But this returns references to every item, even the ones that havae already been downloaded!
Conclusion: I need help. :S
Display a dialog saying "The webpage has finished loading." when a webpage finishes loading.
There is no way to do this with just pure AppleScript. However, you can use a combination of AppleScript and javascript...
tell application "Safari"
repeat until (do JavaScript "document.readyState" in document 1) is "complete"
end repeat
display dialog "The webpage has finished loading."
end tell
WARNING: If the webpage doesn't load for some reason, the script will be stuck forever in an infinite repeat loop.
Determine how many items are currently in the process of downloading.
When you download files, they are temporarily given the name extension download, so AppleScript can tell the Finder to get the files with that extension and create an alert/dialog:
set the download_count to 0
set the download_folder to (path to downloads folder) as alias --or wherever the items are being downloaded
tell application "Finder" to set the download_count to the count of (every item of the download_folder whose name extension is "download")
if the download_count is 0 then
display dialog "There are currently no downloads in progress."
else if the download_count is 1 then
display dialog "There is currently one download in progress."
else
display dialog "There are currently " & the download_count & " downloads in progress."
end if
P.S. Thanks for honoring my web site!
I wrote the script below in AppleScript Editor to open my browser, display my ISP in the URL, go through the login process and connect to the internet. Is working perfectly. I want to add or modify it to ping "www.google.com" every hour or so, and if my connection has dropped to repeat the process below again, which will connect my computer back to the internet.
I'm just learning this script writing thing and don't have a very good undersatnding of how it works yet, so if anyone can help please expalin it in simple terms for me. Very much appreciated.
tell application "Safari"
activate
tell application "System Events"
open location "https://basrah.uswicom.com/login.php"
delay 1
keystroke return
delay 3
keystroke tab
keystroke (ASCII character 29)
delay 1
delay 1
keystroke tab
delay 1
keystroke "123456789"
delay 1
keystroke return
delay 1
keystroke return
end tell
end tell
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I am new to this so this is probably a dumb question but....
I am trying to get a download to happen off a website by clicking on a link but I don't think I have my code right for AppleScript.
The script opens the right website, but when I try to get it to download the file I need by clicking "export data" the code below doesnt seem to do anything, and am not sure what I am missing/did wrong. No error code. Just doesnt do anything.
Website Here
to clickId(LeaderBoard1_cmdCSV)
tell application "Safari"
do JavaScript "document.getElementById('" & LeaderBoard1_cmdCSV & "').click();" in document 1
end tell
end clickId
Thanks for the help.
The following example AppleScript code will open a new Safari window to the designated URL, wait for the page to finish loading, then click the Export Data link to download the FanGraphs Leaderboard.csv file.
Note: This was tested on macOS High Sierra, however for macOS Mojave and later there is a note in the waitForPageToFinishLoadingInSafari() handler to modify its code. Don't forget to do it if applicable.
To use JavaScript with AppleScript and Safari the Allow JavaScript from Apple Events on the Safari > Develop menu, which is hidden by default, must be checked. It can be shown by checking [√] Show Develop menu in menu bar in: Safari > Preferences… > Advanced
set theURL to "https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=50&type=c%2c6%2c11%2c12%2c13%2c21%2c23%2c39%2c35%2c34%2c41%2c42%2c43%2c104%2c107%2c110%2c206%2c209%2c211%2c50%2c61&season=2019&month=0&season1=2019&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0"
tell application "Safari" to ¬
make new document with properties {URL:theURL}
my waitForPageToFinishLoadingInSafari()
my clickId("LeaderBoard1_cmdCSV")
-- # Handlers:
to clickId(ElementID)
tell application "Safari"
do JavaScript "document.getElementById('" & ElementID & "').click();" in document 1
end tell
end clickId
on waitForPageToFinishLoadingInSafari()
-- # NOTE: For macOS Mojave and later, change 'UI element 1' to 'UI element 2` in the code below.
tell application "System Events"
repeat until (accessibility description of ¬
button 1 of UI element 1 of every group of toolbar 1 of window 1 of ¬
process "Safari" whose name = "Reload this page") contains "Reload this page"
delay 0.5
end repeat
end tell
end waitForPageToFinishLoadingInSafari
Note: The example AppleScript code is just that and does not contain any error handling as may be appropriate. The onus is upon the user to add any error handling as may be appropriate, needed or wanted. Have a look at the try statement and error statement in the AppleScript Language Guide. See also, Working with Errors. Additionally, the use of the delay command may be necessary between events where appropriate, e.g. delay 0.5, with the value of the delay set appropriately.
I'm currently writing some Applescript to import some material into software which doesn't have much applescript support and virtually no documentation on Applescript. The two methods are to somehow adapt this script to work:
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving these_items
try
tell application "Isadora"
import media into document 1 from these_items
end tell
on error msg
display dialog "Error importing file into Isadora: " & msg
end try
end adding folder items to
However when I try to use "import media into document 1 from ________" I always get an error, in every incarnation of that combination.
My second approach then is using System Events to navigate through the menu bar to import everything. When I get to the import part of things where I can navigate and select the files, a finder window pops up. My question is:
How do I navigate this finder window within the application? This is like the inception of scripts. A finder window within a program.
I tried a few simple things like calling the front window of finder to navigate somewhere and what not. The current script that gets me to the import window is:
tell application "IsadoraCore"
activate
delay 2
tell application "System Events"
click menu bar item "File" of menu bar 1 of application process "IsadoraCore"
click menu item "Import Media..." of menu "File" of menu bar item "File" of menu bar 1 of application process "IsadoraCore"
end tell
end tell
Any help would be appreciated!
I would guess the "import media" window is a Finder window where you select a file to import. This window is easy to handle. To select the file you must have the posix path of the file. In that window if you keystroke "shift-command-g" then you get a text field where you can keystroke the posix path. For example, let's say I want to open a file in TextEdit. The file is on my desktop with the name test.txt. I can do this...
set filePath to (path to desktop as text) & "test.txt"
set posixPath to POSIX path of filePath
set aShortDelay to 0.5
tell application "TextEdit" to activate
delay aShortDelay
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "o" using command down -- bring up the "open dialog window"
end tell
delay aShortDelay
tell application "TextEdit" to activate
delay aShortDelay
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "g" using {shift down, command down} -- bring up the "goto folder sheet" in the open dialog window
delay aShortDelay
keystroke posixPath -- enter the posix file path
delay aShortDelay
keystroke return -- dismiss the "goto folder sheet"
delay aShortDelay
keystroke return -- dismiss the "open dialog window"
end tell
Notice I have delays after every command. That is good practice when you're using this type of scripting. You don't want the code to run faster than the computer can perform the tasks so the delay gives the computer time to keep up with the code. Notice that I use a variable for the delay. This way I can play with aShortDelay making it longer or shorter as needed to make the script run properly.
Good luck.
Aren’t you asking Isadora to import a list of folders? Perhaps it can only handle one folder at a time?
I don’t have Isadora to test, but you might try this:
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving these_items
try
tell application "Isadora"
repeat with the_item in these_items
import media into document 1 from the_item
end repeat
end tell
on error msg
display dialog "Error importing file into Isadora: " & msg
end try
end adding folder items to
I have a collection of Ableton Live files (extension ".als") that I need to cycle through while playing a show. I'd like to dedicate a keyboard shortcut to launch each one, and had intended to use AppleScript for this.
The issue is that each file gets changed as I go through the process of playing the associated song, so that when I press the keyboard shortcut to launch the .als associated with the next song in my set, Ableton opens the "Save changes before closing?" dialog box (at which point what I want to do is select "Don't Save").
Simply pressing command + D at this point will do the trick, but I'd really like to automate this keypress. I can't seem to figure out how to get applescript to do this. I'm an applescript noob, and clicking the "Open Dictionary" option in AS seems to show that Ableton is not officially a scriptable app.
Any thoughts on this? Here's an example of an AppleScript I've been trying. This starts the process of opening the next .als in my set list, but won't click the "Don't Save" button.
tell application "Finder"
activate
open document file "Song 1.als" of folder "Desktop" of folder "User" of folder "Users" of startup disk
end tell
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "d" using command down
end tell
Interesting!
Finally came across tips that made it work:
Add both the Script Editor and Ableton Live to the Accessibility API:
System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy...
Ignore application responses to continue the script during dialog.
LiveLoader.scpt:
-- open file
ignoring application responses -- don't wait for user input
tell application "Ableton Live 9 Suite" to open "Users:username:Desktop:LiveSet Project:LiveSet.als"
end ignoring
-- use delay if needed
-- delay 0.5
-- skip saving file
tell application "System Events"
set frontmost of process "Live" to true
key code 123 -- left
key code 123 -- left
keystroke return -- enter
end tell
Note:
Consider possible security impact.
Perhaps simply disable apps in Privacy List after use. (Could be scripted ;)
Can now also send mouse clicks, for more creativeness. :)
I know this is old. but in the interest of helping others who might find themselves here... heres what i have done.
use a program call Qlab. the free version will be fine.
make an applescript Cue. go to the 'trigger' tab. select midi trigger. hit the midi key you would like to assign the command too. this cue will now launch when it receives this midi note - even when running in the background.
go to the 'script' tab. copy and paste the script below.
you can make the relevant adjustments for each song. Basically each key will close all current ableton files without saving - as requested. and then launch a specific live set. which ever one you have assigned. in this case, the song 'Less Than Nothing'
the code...
tell application "System Events"
set frontmost of process "Live" to true
keystroke "q" using command down
tell application "System Events" to keystroke (ASCII character 28) --left arrow
tell application "System Events" to keystroke (ASCII character 28) --left arrow
keystroke return
end tell
delay 2.0
do shell script "open '/Users/CamMac/Desktop/Less Than Nothing 2 .als' "
Lately I have discovered Automator (yes, finally she did that) and I wanted to make an event which runs at a regular interval using Calendar. I wanted to save a particular web page to Evernote using the Web Clipper extension in Safari.
I set up my Web Clipper to start on $, F = Full page, enter = Save.
I have come so far as to actually have an event which works by:
Creating a new document in Automator of the type Calendar
Adding "Get Specified URLs" with the URL I want
Adding "Display Webpages"
Adding "Run AppleScript" with the following code - I'm a total noob at AppleScript so you might say I could have done it in a better way ... then do tell ;) ...:
tell application "Safari" to activate
delay 5
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "$" -- key code 10 = Activate Web Clipper (custom shortcut)
end tell
delay 1
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "f" -- key code 3 = Full page saved by Web Clipper
end tell
tell application "System Events"
key code 36 -- works to save page, however, 'keystroke enter' does not
end tell
5.Saving the document in a Calendar event and set it up to repeat.
I found some help here with a list of key code values, however, I couldn't find "enter" in the list. I used a little free app called Key Codes instead to figure out that enter has the key code 36.
I would rather be able to use keystroke, since it is easier to read than some number. Can anyone help?
i'm not sure this will do exactly what you want but maybe just keystroke return ?
tell application "Safari" to activate
delay 5
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "$" -- key code 10 = Activate Web Clipper (custom shortcut)
delay 1
keystroke "f" -- key code 3 = Full page saved by Web Clipper
keystroke return
end tell
I have a simple applescript that opens Safari, opens a web page 100 times (long story) and then waits 300 seconds to close Safari.
Here is the code:
set theURL to "https://sites.google.com"
tell application "Safari"
activate
repeat 100 times
try
tell window 1 to set current tab to make new tab --with properties {URL:theURL}
set URL of document 1 to theURL
on error
open location theURL
end try
end repeat
end tell
delay 300
tell application "Safari"
quit
end tell
The first part of the script runs famously. When I get past the delay, I am getting an error:
error "Safari got an error: User canceled." number -128
I tried to just run it without opening multiple web pages Just activate Safari, wait 10 second and quit. I get the same problem.
Has anyone dealt with this?
I'm not getting the error you describe. However I am seeing a bug where Safari is not activating if the application was not already running when I run the code.
This code seems to work as you'd expect...
set theURL to "https://sites.google.com"
tell application "Safari" to activate
tell application "Safari"
activate
repeat 2 times
try
tell window 1 to set current tab to make new tab
set URL of document 1 to theURL
on error
open location theURL
end try
end repeat
end tell
delay 5
tell application "Safari"
quit
end tell