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replacing selected text in a document
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replacing selected text in a document

  • Subject: replacing selected text in a document
  • From: David Rice <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 19:23:57 -0400
I am using ThisService to set up a Service with the following script:

on process(_str)
tell application "System Events"
set _appname to name of first process whose frontmost is true
end tell
tell application _appname
set _str to "[" & _str & "]"
display alert "String: " & _str
set the clipboard to _str
paste
end tell
end process

If TextEdit is the top application and I have made a selection, the alert that TextEdit displays shows that the clipboard has been set to _str. 
How  do I paste the contents of the clipboard in place of the selected text?

Cheers,
David



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