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| - | {{:action:javascript-icon.png?nolink|}} | + | ====== Execute JavaScript in Custom HTML Prompt ====== |
| - | ====== Execute JavaScript in Custom Prompt Action ====== | + | |
| + | The //Execute JavaScript in Custom HTML Prompt// action let you execute JavaScript in a [[action:Custom_HTML_Prompt|Custom HTML Prompt]] window. | ||
| - | The Execute JavaScript in Custom Prompt action (version 7.1+) allows you to execute a specified JavaScript in any active Keyboard Maestro Custom HTML Prompt. | + | {{ execute-javascript-in-custom-html-prompt-action.png?nolink&674x161 | Execute JavaScript in Custom HTML Prompt Action }} |
| - | The **Execute JavaScript in Custom Prompt** action is the functional equivalent for the Custom HTML Prompt to the existing actions: | + | This action allows you to execute a specified JavaScript, either from a file or text entered in the Action itself, and return the results. |
| - | * [Execute JavaScript in Safari](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Google_Chrome) | + | ===== Specify the Custom HTML Prompt ===== |
| - | * [Execute JavaScript in Chrome](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Google_Chrome) | + | |
| + | You can specify a [[action:Custom_HTML_Prompt]] with a matching [[action:Custom_HTML_Prompt#HTML_Window_Design|data-kmwindowid]] to apply the JavaScript to, otherwise it will be applied to all open Custom HTML Prompt windows. | ||
| - | ===== Source of Script ===== | + | ===== Options for Returning Results ===== |
| + | * ignore results. | ||
| + | * display results in a window. | ||
| + | * display results briefly. | ||
| + | * display results large. | ||
| + | * type results. | ||
| + | * paste results. | ||
| + | * save results to variable. | ||
| + | * append results to variable. | ||
| + | * save results to the system clipboard or a named clipboard. | ||
| + | * save results to a file. | ||
| + | * asynchronously — the script runs while the macro continues on, no results are returned. | ||
| - | The JavaScript may be from any of the following: | + | If the results are to be saved to a variable or a clipboard then further text areas appear in the action allowing you to specify the variable or specific clipboard. |
| - | * From a JavaScript file | + | ===== Using Keyboard Maestro Variables ===== |
| - | * From the text script in the Action | + | |
| - | * Using any custom functions in the HTML Prompt. | + | |
| - | ===== Target of Script ===== | + | You can use the window.KeyboardMaestro facilities of the [[action:Custom_HTML_Prompt|Custom HTML Prompt]] to read and write Keyboard Maestro variables. |
| - | The JavaScript is executed in a specific [Custom HTML Prompt](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Custom_HTML_Prompt) action with a matching windowid, or all Custom HTML Prompts if no windowid is specified. | + | ===== See Also ===== |
| + | * [[Browser_Actions|Browser Actions]] | ||
| + | * [[Browser_Window_Actions|Browser Window Actions]] | ||
| + | * [[Browser_Form_Actions|Browser Form Actions]] | ||
| + | * [[Wait_For_Browser_to_Finish_Loading| Wait For Browser to Finish Loading actions]] | ||
| - | ===== Results of Action ===== | + | === Actions === |
| - | + | ||
| - | This Action can (optionally) return the results of the JavaScript: | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | *ignore results. | + | |
| - | *display results in a window. | + | |
| - | *display results briefly. | + | |
| - | *display results large. | + | |
| - | *type results. | + | |
| - | *paste results. | + | |
| - | *save results to variable. | + | |
| - | *save results to the system clipboard or a named clipboard. | + | |
| - | *save results asynchronously — the action runs while the macro continues on. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | If the results are to be saved to a variable or a clipboard then further text areas appear in the action allowing you to specify the variable or specific clipboard. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | ===== Access to Keyboard Maestro Variables ===== | + | |
| - | The JavaScript can access variables by using the window.KeyboardMaestro functions described in the [Custom HTML Prompt](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Custom_HTML_Prompt) action. | + | * [[action:Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Front_Browser|Execute a JavaScript in Front Browser]] |
| + | * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | ||
| - | ===== Related Forum Topics ===== | + | ==== Forum ==== |
| - | * [Execute JavaScript in Custom Prompt Question ](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/execute-javascript-in-custom-prompt-question/4491) | + | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/execute-javascript-in-custom-prompt-question/4491|Execute JavaScript in Custom Prompt Question]] |
action/Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Custom_Prompt.txt · Last modified: 2023/11/28 03:07 by peternlewis
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