• Open Menu Close Menu
  • Apple
  • Shopping Bag
  • Apple
  • Mac
  • iPad
  • iPhone
  • Watch
  • TV
  • Music
  • Support
  • Search apple.com
  • Shopping Bag
 

Lists

Open Menu Close Menu
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Lists hosted on this site
  • Email the Postmaster
  • Tips for posting to public mailing lists
Re: AppleScript to automatically paste clipboard image to a file.
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: AppleScript to automatically paste clipboard image to a file.


  • Subject: Re: AppleScript to automatically paste clipboard image to a file.
  • From: "Mark J. Reed" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 09:35:25 -0500

So you just need a script that saves the clipboard to a file, which
you can bind to a key with something like Quicksilver.

The problem is, in order to do that from pure AppleScript, you have to
know ahead of time what *kind* of image will be in the clipboard (GIF,
JPEG, PNG, . . . ).  The code looks like this:

      write (the clipboard as GIF picture) to someFile

etc. So you need to restrict the sort of images you copy, or define a
separate keystroke/script for each format, or something.

Or, you could install a scriptable application that does it for you.
Graphic Converter is a popular choice.

The built-in Preview.app will do it, but you have to use GUI
scripting.  Getting the image is straightforward:

tell application "Preview" to activate

tell application "System Events"
    tell process "Preview"
       keystroke "n" using {command down}
    end
end

But scripting the "Save as" dialog is going to be painful.




On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Jeff Gold <email@hidden> wrote:
> I need an AppleScript Application to do the following...
>
> Anytime I hit Command-C and copy an *IMAGE* to the Clipboard, my AppleScript Application detects the Clipboard contents have changed, and saves the current Clipboard image contents of a file called Clipboard.jpg, overwriting whatever might have previously been in that file.
>
> Another option would be that this AppleScript could be triggered by a Function Key.  So, for example, I could type Command-C to copy the image, then press F1 and the AppleScript would then automatically save the Clipboard image to Clipboard.jpg.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> - Jeff Gold
>
>  _______________________________________________
> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
> AppleScript-Users mailing list      (email@hidden)
> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
> Archives: http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users
>
> This email sent to email@hidden
>



--
Mark J. Reed <email@hidden>
 _______________________________________________
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
AppleScript-Users mailing list      (email@hidden)
Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
Archives: http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users

This email sent to email@hidden

  • Follow-Ups:
    • Re: AppleScript to automatically paste clipboard image to a file.
      • From: Jeff Gold <email@hidden>
References: 
 >AppleScript to automatically paste clipboard image to a file. (From: Jeff Gold <email@hidden>)

  • Prev by Date: AppleScript to automatically paste clipboard image to a file.
  • Next by Date: Re: AppleScript to automatically paste clipboard image to a file.
  • Previous by thread: AppleScript to automatically paste clipboard image to a file.
  • Next by thread: Re: AppleScript to automatically paste clipboard image to a file.
  • Index(es):
    • Date
    • Thread