Controlling Pages within applescript?
Controlling Pages within applescript?
- Subject: Controlling Pages within applescript?
- From: "Richard.wilson--- via AppleScript-Users" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 19:20:09 +0000
I had thought this would be simplicity itself, and I could esily construct a
script / keyboard macro / something to accomplish it, but I’m struggling, and
would appreciate some pointers…
The task - I have 400+ files as pages documents, which are required to be
extracted into .txt plain files.
simple enough -
the solution - list all files of type ‘pages’ in source folder
for each file, open using ‘pages’ application, export to type ‘unformatted
text’ to yield a .txt file, close file and iterate.
when all files done, close.
The problem - I seem to be missing the bit that lets me run the 'export’
capability within pages. Applescript will let me build the list, iterate over
it for each file, open pages document - and then?? I’m missing somehting
like a keyboard macro. Can automator do this?
I would really appreciate some pointers on where to expend some time in
bringing my knowledge up - automator, Applescript, something else ?
- I’m New to coding on Apple, old to coding procedural languages on big iron.
Richard
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