Perform two keystrokes successively in AppleScript

Question

I want to perform two keystrokes in AppleScript, successively. The script should perform Command+Shift+J and after that Command+W in the application Google Chrome.

Can this be done with AppleScript?

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 28 '16 at 23:31

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Try using a script like this:

activate application "Google Chrome"
tell application "System Events"

    keystroke "j" using {shift down, command down}
    delay 1
    keystroke "w" using command down
    delay 1

end tell

edited Dec 28 '16 at 23:31

Sanghyun Lee

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answered Jan 15 '14 at 19:01

Lri

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Why repeat, even without n times? I had to kill applications because of the infinite repeat. :( – Sanghyun Lee Dec 28 '16 at 20:41
Removed repeat. – Sanghyun Lee Dec 28 '16 at 20:46

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45

0

Yes, you need to script the System Events application.

There is a good start here

There is a good detailed answer here with lots of required details.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45

Community

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answered Jan 15 '14 at 08:47

Tony Williams

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Perform two keystrokes successively in AppleScript

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