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No effect when I click with UI scripting on the sidebar of "Open..." navigation window
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No effect when I click with UI scripting on the sidebar of "Open..." navigation window

  • Subject: No effect when I click with UI scripting on the sidebar of "Open..." navigation window
  • From: quark67 <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 00:15:02 +0100
Because of a non-scriptable app, I will use UI scripting to control app.
On a step of this, I must give a folder to save the output.

For simplicity, suppose the app to control is Preview.app, and the "Open..." navigation window is open (go to File > Open... of Preview.app).

I see this (it's on a French system):


I want to simulate the click on "Vidéo" on the sidebar of the window.

With:
tell application "Preview"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Preview"
--click UI element 1 of row 2 of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of window 1
get name of UI element 1 of row 2 of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of window 1
end tell
end tell
end tell

I obtain: --> "Vidéos"

Good (row 2 is the second item of the side bar; for example, row 3 is the UI element "Application").

So, I test this:
tell application "Preview"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Preview"
click UI element 1 of row 2 of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of window 1
--get name of UI element 1 of row 2 of outline 1 of scroll area 1 of splitter group 1 of window 1
end tell
end tell
end tell

Result: no error, but nothing changes.

I will obtain this ("Vidéos" selected):

How can I obtain this? Thanks.

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