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| - | {{:action:javascript-icon.png?nolink|}} | + | ~~REDIRECT>actions: Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Browser~~ |
| - | ====== Execute JavaScript in Browser ====== | + | |
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| - | **The Execute JavaScript Action is available ONLY for [[action:Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Safari|Safari]], [[action:Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Google_Chrome|Google Chrome]], and, as of Ver 7.1, [[action:Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Custom_Prompt|Custom HTML Prompt]]** | + | |
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| - | * These are actually three separate Actions, one for each browser, and one for [[action:Custom_HTML_Prompt|Custom HTML Prompt Action]] | + | |
| - | * This action allows you to execute a specified JavaScript, either from a file or text entered in the Action itself, and return the results. | + | |
| - | * If you need to access other Mac apps, see [[action:Execute_a_JavaScript_For_Automation|Execute JavaScript for Automation (JXA) Action]] | + | |
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| - | {{:action:km-execute-javascript-actions.png?nolink|}} | + | |
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| - | {{:action:km-execute-javascript-chrome.png?nolink|}} | + | |
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| - | ===== Options for Returning Results ===== | + | |
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| - | *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. | + | |
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| - | 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. | + | |
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| - | ===== Using Keyboard Maestro Variables ===== | + | |
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| - | JavaScript can only **GET** Keyboard Maestro variables. They cannot be set: | + | |
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| - | ```javascript | + | |
| - | var myData = document.kmvar.My_KM_Data | + | |
| - | ``` | + | |
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| - | If your Keyboard Maestro Variable contains spaces, they must be replaced with underscores in the JavaScript, for example: | + | |
| - | Keyboard Maestro Variable Name: My KM Data | + | |
| - | JavaScript Reference: document.kmvar.My_KM_Data | + | |
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| - | ===== Saving Results to Keyboard Maestro Variables ===== | + | |
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| - | If you need to set a Keyboard Maestro Variable from the Browser JavaScript, then use a JavaScript return to return the data to the Keyboard Maestro Action, which can be set to save the results as a Keyboard Maestro Variable. | + | |
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| - | If you need to set more than one Keyboard Maestro Variable, one approach is to return the data for each variable on a separate line (or with delimiters of your choice), and then parse in a following Keyboard Maestro Search Action using RegEx. | + | |
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| - | ===== Examples ===== | + | |
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| - | **1. Return Data for Multiple Variables** | + | |
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| - | ===== Related Forum Topics ===== | + | |
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| - | * [Execute JavaScript in Custom Prompt Question ](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/execute-javascript-in-custom-prompt-question/4491) | + | |
action/Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Google_Chrome.txt · Last modified: 2017/08/31 02:11 by peternlewis
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