Re: Watch Me Do cannot select System Preferences form Apple Menu
Re: Watch Me Do cannot select System Preferences form Apple Menu
- Subject: Re: Watch Me Do cannot select System Preferences form Apple Menu
- From: "J. Stewart" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:18:46 -0400
On 10/31/12 at 11:52 AM, Leo J. Muraro |||
<email@hidden> spake thusly:
I'm just getting started with Automator and was trying to
create a script that would add a VPN connection to System Preferences.
I'm using Mountain Lion.
Automator can run an applescript so you can either take what you
need from this one OR use this one as written as a stand alone application.
----- Begin script -----
(*
Name: DoSystemPreferences
Version: 1.0
Compile Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Compile Time: 5:12:05 PM
Copyright © 2012 - 2013 John B. Stewart
Applications Used: System Preferences.app
Scripting Additions used: StandardAdditions.osax
*)
tell application "System Preferences"
set foo to name of every pane --reveal pane "Software Update"
set bar to my getChoice(foo) as text
activate
reveal pane bar
end tell
on getChoice(foo)
tell current application to choose from list foo with title
"Preferences" with prompt "Choose:" without multiple selections allowed
set foo to result
if foo is false then
tell application "System Preferences" to quit
error number -128
else
return result
end if
end getChoice
----- End script -----
If you've never used Applescript you can feel free to contact me
off the list and I can walk you through it.
JBS
--
Never try to outstubborn a cat. -Lazarus Long (Robert Heinlein)
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