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The Script condition executes a script and checks the result.

The script can be in a file or text within the application, and can be:

For text AppleScript or JavaScript, press Enter to format the script (v10.0+).

You can test the result of executing the script:

returns success (that is, the script ran without errors).
returns an error (the script returned some sort of error code).
returns a specific status code (unlike almost all other numeric fields, this cannot be a calculation).
returns not text. (v8+)
returns some text. (v8+)
returns text that is exactly (case insensitively) a specified string.
returns text that is not exactly (case insensitively) a specified string.
returns text that contains (case insensitively) a specified string.
returns text that does not contain (case insensitively) a specified string.
returns text that starts with (case insensitively) a specified string. (v8+)
returns text that ends with (case insensitively) a specified string. (v8+)
returns text that is alphabetically before a specified string. (v7.2+)
returns text that is alphabetically after a specified string. (v7.2+)
returns text that is matches a specified regular expression.
returns text that is does not matches a specified regular expression.
returns text that is numerically less than a specified calculation. (v8+)
returns text that is numerically less than or equal to a specified calculation. (v8+)
returns text that is numerically equal to a specified calculation. (v8+)
returns text that is numerically greater than or equal to a specified calculation. (v8+)
returns text that is numerically greater than a specified calculation. (v8+)
returns text that is numerically not equal to a specified calculation. (v8+)

The script will receive the Keyboard Maestro variables in its environment as usual for any executed script in Keyboard Maestro.

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