Questions tagged [applescript]
AppleScript is the Mac OS scripting language.
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Remove All Illegal Characters from All Filenames in a Given Folder and subfolders
I Know this was was basically answered and the automator with the shell script (Sanitize Filenames) works great, but I need it to also do all subfolders as well. And if possible trim the file name ...
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iTerm2: How to get output of a shell command with applescript
I want to get the output of a shell command run through iTerm2's applescript into an applescript variable. I tried the following but it does not work:
tell application "iTerm"
activate
try
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Creating a cycle between spaces on OS X
On Windows, I constantly used the keyboard shortcut 'alt-escape', which enabled me to move from one window to another without having to press x times 'alt-tab'. I'm new to mac OSX, and it seems that a ...
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NSUserAppleScriptTask and Script Monitor
I am wondering why some users of our app ghostnoteapp.com see the Script Monitor icon in their menu bar and others, including myself do not.
According to the AppleScript release notes
" (Script ...
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How can I run an AppleScript or shell command on Mac OS X at screen unlock?
Note that this is not the same as startup or login. I never log out of my machine and I want to run the script whenever I unlock the machine to start working.
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Set OS X application preference to stop prompting for admin password
I am trying to write an applescript that sends some actions to an application (specifically waterroof). The problem is, the application periodically asks me for the admin password when I open the ...
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Save as PDF to Folder Script for Apple Mail
I want to add a script to a rule to auto-print messages as PDF to a specific Folder.
What I found was this: http://is.gd/acmsE but it doesn't work for me on OS X 10.6.
I already know the Save to PDF ...
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Save and reopen Spaces configuration in Mac OS X
Let's say that I am working using several spaces. In one of them I have 20 applications opened with their respective files. My computer crashes and I have to open everything again.
Instead I want to ...
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How to quick record system audio in background on macOS?
On macOS Monterey I want to achieve what can be done on Windows with ShareX: record system audio with a global hotkey and have the audio file automatically copied to the clipboard – all in the ...
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How can I determine what a read-only script does?
I have been given the task of fixing a series of automated tasks on multiple computers. One of the computers in this automated series is an old Mac running OSX 10.4. There are some scripts on this ...
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How to open iTerm2 version 3 in Forklift
I am looking for a solution which can open iTerm2 version 3 as the default terminal. For iTerm2 version 2 there were multiple AppleScripts on the internet which worked well for opening the current ...
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Is it possible to grab and store the returned window id of a terminal opened through applescript or bash?
I have been working on this "dashboard" to help control my localhost server environment. It has been scripted in bin/bash for reference. I recently discovered I can use the bin command "osascript" to ...
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Applescript app. won't force OSX to connect with VPN on Mac 10.8.4
I set up an applescript application (saved under the name "BTGuard VPN-OSX) to force OSX to connect with my VPN service (BTGuard). I followed instructions from this link http://lifehacker.com/5932886/...
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Applescript Adobe Updater
So, I am new to Applescript editor and I am trying to write code to automatically update computers.
For some odd reason I can not seem to get Adobe to update successfully.
I tried using Accessibility ...
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AppleScript to logoff Mac user after closing an application?
I've configured a local user account on an iMac (Lion) to immediately launch Firefox to a specific page after logging in – the page contains a survey to be completed by the user. This works fine.
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Script to join WPA2 Enterprise wifi
When I head to work with my MBP running OSX 10.7, I have to go through this series:
Join Other Network
Enter SSID
select Security = WPA2 Enterprise
generate a pw via my RSA soft token
Join
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OS X Lion: AppleScript unbearably slow for moving Mail messages
I've been using for years now the following applescript, triggered via iKey by an F12 keystroke:
tell application "Mail" to move (get selection) to mailbox "Archive"
I'm using it to move inbox ...
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How to get QuickTime Player 7 to save its export settings?
I'm trying to get QuickTime Player 7 on Mac OS X 10.6.4 to save its export settings so I can batch convert some MKV movies to M4V (MPEG-4).
I've already exported a movie using the settings I want. ...
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Different Wallpaper if two monitors are attached
I am working on my MacBook Pro. In the office I have 1 27" Monitor attached to it, at home I tend to work without an second monitor. For that setup I want to change the wallpaper if no 2nd monitor is ...
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Are Snow Leopard text substitutions scriptable?
I prefer using typographical quotation marks when possible, so I love the Smart Quotes part of Snow Leopard’s text replacement feature. But there are a few cases in which I need to toggle it, and it’s ...
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Use Vim to edit Applescript file
Is it possible to use Vim to work on applescript files rather than the default Automator or Script Editor program? I searched the webs and couldn't find the same question or an answer anywhere. I ...
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Applescript cannot find file that exists
Big picture, I am trying to create an applescript that allows me to open files in neovim from Finder. Though I have found several resources for doing this, none work exactly as-is, so I have to do ...
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iTunes Smart Playlist... comparing values across playlists?
I'm not entirely sure this is possible at present, though I am tantalizingly close! Maybe with "nested" criteria for the smart playlist...?
I'm a keen editor / remixer of tracks. Every time ...
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Add a directory of multiple files to iTunes library with Terminal?
Based on this post How can I add a file to iTunes, from the command line, without playing the file which works I want to add multiple files not one.
I tried with adding a loop and a find:
for f in ./*....
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AppleScript Quick Action Services Shortcut issue - MacOS Catalina
Running on: MacOS Catalina 10.15.5
I made a Quick Action in Automator and it works just fine. In fact, I've been using it for a few years. The code in the action itself is not the problem, nor is it ...
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How do I switch spaces without using `keystroke` with Apple Script?
I'd like to run an apple script that follows these steps-
Make a web browser full screen
Open another application which disables my keyboard
Return to the web browser
When I make the web browser ...
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How to run an Applescript at shutdown
I am trying to track the occurrences and duration of power outages. I have my computer(Mac High Sierra) powered by a UPS and set to shutdown when there is an outage. I have an applescript that when ...
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How to open a random file from a specified folder using AppleScript?
Here's the code I have now:
tell application "Finder"
get some file of (folder (POSIX file "Desktop/musics"))
end tell
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AppleScript - filtering selection (Yojimbo)
I'm currently trying to filter a selection with Applescript.
This works:
tell application "Yojimbo" to set theYojimboSelection to selection
but this does not:
tell application "Yojimbo" to set ...
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How do I click on "Call Using iPhone" using Accessibility Inspector's Hierarchy?
Here's the AppleScript code:
set phone_num to "1111111111"-- (put your own number here)
tell me to activate
display dialog "" buttons {"FaceTime", "Call", "Cancel"} default button 2 with icon path to ...
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Applescript - Customize text-to-speech pronunciation of Chinese characters
I would like to change the default pronunciation of certain Chinese characters and phrases using Applescript. This would be an improvisation of the suggestion given by @JRobert over here.
The basic ...
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Using Launchd for an Applescript Application
I created an Applescript Application (called Print Release) that runs without issue (code below):
do shell script "rm -R /Users/<account>/release.zip; rm -R /Users/<account>/release; curl ...
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How to empty STUCK Trash with Automator
I want Automator script to remove files from Trash without user input. AppleScript
empty the trash
only works on unstuck files. Similar commands work in Terminal to remove files.
sudo rm -rf ~/....
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Mock Desktop switch/4 finger swipe with a script
I have an older Apple wired mouse
It has side buttons, which I'd like to program to use like the four finger swipe on the touch pad (the one that switches between desktops).
In mouse settings, ...
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Applescript VPN + document.readyState problems
I'm trying to create an Applescript App to connect to my University's VPN Network. The process is done usually through connecting to a specific WiFi network then connecting to the VPN itself (via the ...
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How to get input with a custom dictation command
I'm trying to write a few scripts to allow me to write code via voice. However, I need a way to specify a way to capitalize a variable name. For example, I want to be able to say, "stud my super ...
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How to send a signal to a running Applescript
I am running a script that basically has a loop inside a loop. I need some way to signal this script to break out of the inner loop.
repeat
doxyz
repeat
doSoreWork
if signalPresent ...
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writeToFile in a .app
I am currently trying to write content inside an Applescript.app
which is a resource file.
I can write to the .scpt file if I copy it in a different folder out of the Applescript.app
@...
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Toggling Yosemite's Notification Center between “Today” and “Notifications” views (back and forth)
I want to create a keyboard shortcut/trackpad gesture to:
- display Yosemite's Notification Center first
- then toggle back and forth "Today" and "Notifications" panes every time the corresponding ...
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How do I close a window from an application but not quit the application
I'm trying to have a shell script run and then close itself but not quit Terminal all together. Here's what I have:
#!/bin/sh
while [ "$JOB_NUMBER" = '' ]; do
echo -n "++++++++++++++++++++Job ...
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How do I to modify Automator Service ditto command?
Using and Automator Service and an AppleScript that is redly available and exists on this thread of but a "GUI" around ditto. The solution works well, however, I am not getting the behavior I expected....
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Extract text from HTML using Applescript
I am looking to extract text from an html using Applescript, here is the code:
<div class="vk_bk vk_ans">3:27 PM</div>
I want to extract "3:27 PM" which is the result google gives you ...
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Mail.app rules not triggering
I have a mail.app rule set up to run an applescript when incoming emails come in with a certain subject, but it does not trigger. I see the emails in my inbox, and the rule is activated, but it does ...
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AppleScript shows "Document could not be opened. You don’t have permission." but file can be opened?
I am getting a "The document [filename] could not be opened. You don't have permission" when attempting to access several files in an AppleScript. However, I can open these files manually without ...
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Applescript + pdfpen for ocr on multiple files: how to move on when pdfpen freezes
I'm using the following AppleScript to batch-process pdfs for ocr:
tell application "Finder"
set target_folder to target of front Finder window
repeat with i from 1 to count (every folder of ...
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How to allow an application in Mountain Lion in the "Security and Privacy" settings?
Every time I was trying to use an Alfred workflow written in Applescript, I got the error "No user interaction allowed".
In Mavericks there is an "Accessibility" option in the "Security and Privacy" ...
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Register a file specified by open
So I have this small bundle with applescript made, and it even seems to work as it should. However, it appearently doesnt open my files when it is asked to via the open utility. It works though when I ...
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LaunchAgent plist to keep an app running and hiden
I'm using the following script
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist ...
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OSX script to Check if ffmpeg process has stopped
I have a Automator Workflow that uses Videobox to convert flash videos for multiple devices but cannot tell when it finish a conversion,I know that it uses ffmpeg for its conversion as I can see it in ...
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Trying to re-direct emails as plain text using Applescript. Code (inside) isn't working, any help would be great
I have users sending mail through Outlook which formats the text as Rich text. I'm trying to create script where a "catch-all" email address intercepts the email, converts it to plain text then send ...