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action:Execute_an_AppleScript [2018/07/02 19:39] JMichaelTX [Setup] Update Options table |
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| - | {{:scripting-icon.png?nolink|}} | ||
| ====== Execute AppleScript Action ====== | ====== Execute AppleScript Action ====== | ||
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| ^ Setup Option ^ Choices\\ (Default shown first) ^ | ^ Setup Option ^ Choices\\ (Default shown first) ^ | ||
| | Script location | Execute text script (type or paste script into Action text field)\\ Execute script file (This is faster if it is a compiled script file `.scpt`) | | | Script location | Execute text script (type or paste script into Action text field)\\ Execute script file (This is faster if it is a compiled script file `.scpt`) | | ||
| - | | Script Results | Ignored.\\ Displayed in a floating window.\\ Displayed briefly in a Notification.\\ Typed in the current text field that has focus.\\ Pasted in text field that has focus.\\ Saved to a Keyboard Maestro Variable.\\ Saved to the System or Named Clipboard.\\ Ignore Results and run //Asynchronously// (the script runs while the macro continues on to the next //Action//.) | | + | | Script Results | Ignored.\\ Displayed in a floating window.\\ Displayed briefly in a Notification.\\ Typed in the current text field that has focus.\\ Pasted in text field that has focus.\\ Saved to a Keyboard Maestro Variable.\\ Saved to the System or Named Clipboard.\\ Ignore Results and run //Asynchronously// (the script runs while the macro immediately continues on to the next //Action//.) | |
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| {{:action:execute-applescript-example-km8.png?nolink|}} | {{:action:execute-applescript-example-km8.png?nolink|}} | ||
| - | --- | + | If the script fails, the action will fail (v9.0+), potentially aborting the macro. |
| ===== Scripting ===== | ===== Scripting ===== | ||
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| ``` | ``` | ||
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| ===== Using Keyboard Maestro Variables ===== | ===== Using Keyboard Maestro Variables ===== | ||
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| tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" to set myVar to getvariable "My KM Variable" | tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" to set myVar to getvariable "My KM Variable" | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
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| **Using Keyboard Maestro Variables in a Shell Script from AppleScript** | **Using Keyboard Maestro Variables in a Shell Script from AppleScript** | ||
action/Execute_an_AppleScript.txt ยท Last modified: 2023/09/12 23:04 by peternlewis
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