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JavaScript_for_Automation [2016/04/27 09:28] peternlewis [The Automation interface] |
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| - | Keyboard Maestro’s [Execute a JavaScript in Safari](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Safari) and [Execute a JavaScript in Google Chrome](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Google_Chrome) actions are for interacting with web pages, the [Execute a JavaScript in Custom Prompt](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Custom_Prompt) action is for interacting with Custom HTML Prompts, whereas JXA is for automating OS X and OS X Applications via the [Execute a JavaScript For Automation](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_a_JavaScript_For_Automation) action. | + | Keyboard Maestro’s [[action:Execute a JavaScript in Safari|Execute a JavaScript in Safari]] and [[action:Execute a JavaScript in Google Chrome|Execute a JavaScript in Google Chrome]] actions are for interacting with web pages, the [[action:Execute a JavaScript in Custom Prompt|Execute a JavaScript in Custom Prompt]] action is for interacting with Custom HTML Prompts, whereas JXA is for automating OS X and OS X Applications via the [[action:Execute a JavaScript For Automation|Execute a JavaScript For Automation]] action. |
| =====The basics – AppleScript and JavaScript for Automation side by side===== | =====The basics – AppleScript and JavaScript for Automation side by side===== | ||
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| ====Indexing by name – AS records and JS objects==== | ====Indexing by name – AS records and JS objects==== | ||
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| ====Structuring scripts – branching, nesting, mapping, filtering and reducing==== | ====Structuring scripts – branching, nesting, mapping, filtering and reducing==== | ||
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| =====Accessing Keyboard Maestro Variables===== | =====Accessing Keyboard Maestro Variables===== | ||
| - | You can access Keyboard Maestro variables from JXA scripts using the Keyboard Maestro Engine application. | + | You can access Keyboard Maestro variables (7.1+) from JXA scripts using the Keyboard Maestro Engine application. |
| + | <code javascript> | ||
| var kme = Application("Keyboard Maestro Engine"); | var kme = Application("Keyboard Maestro Engine"); | ||
| kme.getvariable('Var'); | kme.getvariable('Var'); | ||
| - | // kme.setvariable('Var', { to: "Hello There World!" }); | + | kme.setvariable('Var', { to: "Hello World!" }); |
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | JXA can get a list of all variables as described on the [forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/using-km-variables-in-yosemite-javascript-for-applications-jxa/889) and those methods also provide more convoluted ways to access variables for versions prior to 7.1. | ||
| =====The Automation interface===== | =====The Automation interface===== | ||
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| + | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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| + | === Actions === | ||
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| + | * [[action:Execute a JavaScript For Automation|Execute a JavaScript For Automation]] | ||
| + | * [[action:Execute a JavaScript in Custom Prompt|Execute a JavaScript in Custom Prompt]] | ||
| + | * [[action:Execute a JavaScript in Google Chrome|Execute a JavaScript in Google Chrome]] | ||
| + | * [[action:Execute a JavaScript in Safari|Execute a JavaScript in Safari]] | ||
| + | * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | ||
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| + | ==== Forum ==== | ||
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| + | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/using-km-variables-in-yosemite-javascript-for-applications-jxa/889|Using KM variables in Yosemite Javascript for Applications (JXA)]] | ||
| + | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/how-to-change-safari-web-inspector-font/3655|How to Change Safari Web Inspector Font]] | ||
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| + | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/tags/jxa|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about JavaScript for Automation]] | ||
JavaScript_for_Automation.txt · Last modified: 2019/01/12 12:43 by JMichaelTX
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