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| ====== Using AppleScript to Get and Set Keyboard Maestro Variables ====== | ====== Using AppleScript to Get and Set Keyboard Maestro Variables ====== | ||
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| ===== Get and Set Variables ===== | ===== Get and Set Variables ===== | ||
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| ``` | ``` | ||
| + | To get or set local or instance variables, you must pass the macro execution instance to the `getvariable` or `setvariable` command. The instance is passed in to your script via the KMINSTANCE environment variable (v8.0.3+). | ||
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| + | ```applescript | ||
| + | set inst to system attribute "KMINSTANCE" | ||
| + | tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" | ||
| + | set v to getvariable "LocalVar" instance inst | ||
| + | setvariable "LocalOut" instance inst to "FromAS" | ||
| + | end tell | ||
| + | v | ||
| + | ``` | ||
| **For more details, see [[manual:Scripting|Scripting article in the Manual Section]].** | **For more details, see [[manual:Scripting|Scripting article in the Manual Section]].** | ||
| + | ===== Get and Set Dictionary Values ===== | ||
| - | ---- | + | You can read and write dictionary values from AppleScript. |
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| + | ```applescript | ||
| + | tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" | ||
| + | name of dictionaries | ||
| + | end tell | ||
| + | ``` | ||
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| + | ```applescript | ||
| + | tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" | ||
| + | dictionary keys of dictionary "First Names" | ||
| + | end tell | ||
| + | ``` | ||
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| + | ```applescript | ||
| + | tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" | ||
| + | set value of dictionary key "P" of dictionary "First Names" to "Fred" | ||
| + | end tell | ||
| + | ``` | ||
| ===== Prior to Ver 7.1 ===== | ===== Prior to Ver 7.1 ===== | ||
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| --- Compatible with Keyboard Maestro 6+ --- | --- Compatible with Keyboard Maestro 6+ --- | ||
| - | -- • Creates the KM Variable it does not exist (just like KM 7 setvariable) | + | -- • Creates the KM Variable if does not exist (just like KM 7 setvariable) |
| -- • Returns true if new Variable was created | -- • Returns true if new Variable was created | ||
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AppleScript.txt · Last modified: 2019/03/28 14:41 by JMichaelTX
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