What is the simple way to get the 'delete' button 'clicked' in response to the popup pictured below from the Messages app? I've tried more variations than I care to admit and am feeling humbled.
This code works fine if I want to 'click' the 'cancel' button in the popup.
But nothing I have tried has worked to click the 'delete' button.
Messages popup after delete message pulldown
tell application "Messages"
activate
end tell
tell application "System Events"
key code 2 using command down
end tell
tell application "System Events"
set frontmost to true
delay 1
click button "Cancel"
end tell
This should work for you.
tell application "System Events" to tell application process "Messages"
set frontmost to true
repeat until frontmost
delay 0.1
end repeat
click UI element "Delete" of sheet 1 of window 1
end tell
I'm trying to add shortcuts to my Notes app for typing in superscript and subscript. The script below does not give any errors and correctly seems to find/click the 'Superscript' submenu item, but when returning to the notes app this option is not activated/selected. If I uncomment the line below it, that functionality (opening 'Notes Help') works perfectly.
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Notes"
click menu item "Superscript" of menu 1 of menu item "Baseline" of menu 1 of menu item "Font" of menu "Format" of menu bar 1
-- click menu item "Notes Help" of menu "Help" of menu bar 1
end tell
end tell
What am I doing wrong?
AppleScript code is usually all about personal style, but I just wrote this up real quick from probing the menubar. Tested and working properly.
tell application "Notes" to activate -- needed because you say "but when returning to the notes app" meaning you're not there already
-- tell System Events to Click, not tell system events to tell process to click... process doesn't understand click.
tell application "System Events"
click menu item "Superscript" of menu "Baseline" of menu item "Baseline" of menu "Font" of menu item "Font" of menu "Format" of menu bar item "Format" of menu bar 1 of application process "Notes" of application "System Events"
end tell
I have a numbers chart with mulitple plot in a sheet.
And I would like to save that chart in jpeg/pdf using python or applescript.
With AppleScript:
activate application "Numbers"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Numbers"
click menu item "PDF…" of menu 1 of menu item "Export To" of menu 1 of menu bar item "File" of menu bar 1
end tell
end tell
Note that "…" is one character (ellipsis). If you're trying to use three dots "..." it will not work. The script only navigates you to the 'Export Your Spreadsheet' dialog. Do you want the script to set the file name, saving location and so on?
I'm trying to figure out a way to connect to my iPhone via Bluetooth with a shell script. I'm currently using an applescript which essentially does this through UIElements, but I'm wondering if this can be done with a command line utility, a.l.a. blueutil but with the ability to connect to the device not just turn on/off bluetooth? Thanks for the consideration.
-Afshin
This answer is very similar to #Wolph's answer; however after fighting other issues this is what I came up with. I like it better for two reasons:
# It will not disconnect the device if it is already connected
# Nice output from osascript
Just save it in a file and call osascript path/to/file.applescript
This was working on OSX Mavericks 10.9.2 as of 11-Apr-2014, although you may need to grant access to whatever method you use to run this in the security preferences panel. See this Apple KB: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5914
All you should have to do is change the "LG HBS730" string to match the name of your device and you should be set. The returns are there so you get nice output from osascript.
activate application "SystemUIServer"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "SystemUIServer"
-- Working CONNECT Script. Goes through the following:
-- Clicks on Bluetooth Menu (OSX Top Menu Bar)
-- => Clicks on LG HBS730 Item
-- => Clicks on Connect Item
set btMenu to (menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 where description is "bluetooth")
tell btMenu
click
tell (menu item "LG HBS730" of menu 1)
click
if exists menu item "Connect" of menu 1
click menu item "Connect" of menu 1
return "Connecting..."
else
click btMenu -- Close main BT drop down if Connect wasn't present
return "Connect menu was not found, are you already connected?"
end if
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
I had to change a bit to get Andrew Burns's answer to work for me in Yosemite; his code keeps giving me
connect-mouse.scpt:509:514: execution error: System Events got an error: Can’t get menu 1 of menu bar item 3 of menu bar 1 of application process "SystemUIServer". Invalid index. (-1719)
Seems like selecting the menu bar item that way lets you click on it, but not get to the menu, for some inscrutable applescript reason. This very similar code works for me:
tell application "System Events" to tell process "SystemUIServer"
set bt to (first menu bar item whose description is "bluetooth") of menu bar 1
click bt
tell (first menu item whose title is "The Device Name") of menu of bt
click
tell menu 1
if exists menu item "Connect"
click menu item "Connect"
return "Connecting..."
else
click bt -- close main dropdown to clean up after ourselves
return "No connect button; is it already connected?"
end if
end tell
end tell
end tell
I don't know the difference between (first menu bar item whose description is "bluetooth") of menu bar 1 and (menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 where description is "bluetooth"), but....
Updating this for High Sierra 10.13.2, based on the answers provided by Andrew Burns and dougal.
set DeviceName to "LG HBS730"
tell application "System Events" to tell process "SystemUIServer"
set bt to (first menu bar item whose description is "bluetooth") of menu bar 1
click bt
if exists menu item DeviceName of menu of bt then
tell (first menu item whose title is DeviceName) of menu of bt
click
tell menu 1
if exists menu item "Connect" then
click menu item "Connect"
return "Connecting..."
else
key code 53 -- hit Escape to close BT menu
return "No connect button; is it already connected?"
end if
end tell
end tell
else
key code 53 -- hit Escape to close BT menu
return "Cannot find that device, check the name"
end if
end tell
Changes:
Clicking on the Bluetooth icon no longer closes the menu. Solved by hitting the Escape key, per this answer and confirmed on this page
Checking to see if the device is listed in Bluetooth menu, to detect incorrect names. (I spent quite a while debugging, only to realize ' isn't the same as ’...)
Hope this helps others, not trying to steal karma!
After messing about a bit with Applescript I wrote this little bit of Applescript to connect:
Note that the "Show Bluetooth in menu bar" checkbox needs to be on for this as it's effectively just using that menu.
tell application "System Events"
tell process "SystemUIServer"
tell (menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 whose description is "bluetooth")
click
-- You can use your phone name as well over here if you have multiple devices
-- tell (menu item "YOUR_PHONE_NAME_HERE" of menu 1)
tell (menu item 1 of menu 1)
click
tell (menu item 1 of menu 1)
click
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
This tool1 allowed me to connect to bluetooth headphones from command line.
As far as I know you can only turn on/off bluetooth and check the status in command line (using blueutil or manipulating with launchctl). But you can use your applescript routines via osascript in shell.
Dougal's answered worked for me.
You can also use Automator to create a service that can be run from anywhere and assign it a Keyboard Shortcut in Keyboard Shortcut Preferences for an even faster workflow.
I have multiple bluetooth audio device(s). So Andrew's script is very helpful. Here's my modification to his script. I'm not a programmer/IT person, just learned some bits from the internet.
set btchoice to BT_Choice()
on BT_Choice()
display dialog "Choose the device of your choice" with title "Selecting Device" buttons {"Bluedio", "Reconnect S-TS", "Anker A7721"} default button "Reconnect S-TS"
set Ndialogresult to the result
set DNameSel to button returned of Ndialogresult
display dialog "Whether to Connect or Disconnect the Device" with title "Handling Bluetooth" buttons {"Connect", "Disconnect", "Cancel"} default button "Connect"
set Bdialogresult to the result
set Bbuttonsel to button returned of Bdialogresult
activate application "SystemUIServer"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "SystemUIServer"
set btMenu to (menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 where description is "bluetooth")
tell btMenu
click
tell (menu item DNameSel of menu 1)
click
if exists menu item Bbuttonsel of menu 1 then
click menu item Bbuttonsel of menu 1
return "Connecting..."
else
click btMenu -- Close main BT drop down if Connect wasn't present
return "Connect menu was not found, are you already connected?"
end if
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end BT_Choice
Now i have to click the Home button twice and press one app until the close button appear, so many steps. Is there any quick way to exit currently opened app?
You can't with the current SDK.