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AppleScript is an end user scripting language that has been available in Mac computers since System 7 Pro (7.1.1). It allows for automation of system tasks, communication between processes, and creation of workflows, amongst other functions.

Creating an automator service to create a new document in the current directory

so I'm trying to create a service that will be located in the contextual menu of the Finder and that …

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Check for active internet connection with Applescript/Automator

I have an Automator workflow to ping a server, and download the latest copy of a schedule that I frequently …

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How to automate extracting pages from a PDF using AppleScript and Acrobat Pro?

I'm new to AppleScript, but I am trying to create a script that will go through all PDFs in a …

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Applescript - Google Chrome activate a certain window

Do you guys know how to activate the n-th Google Chrome window with Applescript? For example, if I have three …

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Tagging files with colors in OS X Finder from shell scripts

One can tag files and folders with a color in the Mac OS X Finder. Is there a way to …

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How do I get the selected item from NSPopUpButton?

property myPopUp : missing value on startbuttonpressed_(sender) if myPopUp's selectedItem = "Item 1" display dialog "This is Item 1" else display dialog "Failed" …

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Excel exporting hundreds of empty columns on CSV export

Before I begin, I'm using Excel for Mac 2011. I'm having a problem with a particular Excel spreadsheet. When I export …

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AppleScript / Automator : use selected text as variable

I can't manage to find how to use the selected text as a variable for AppleScript and Automator. Any ideas?

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'telling' a specific application by a specific full path using Applescript

I am looking to tell application "xyz", but by specifying a full path to the application. This is because there …

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AppleScript in automator error ("The action "Run AppleScript" encountered an error ")

I wanted to find a way how to disable/enable hot corners via keyboard shortcut. I found this apple script …

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