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      • Thread Applescript to delete Messages conversations

        Applescript to delete Messages conversations

        I'd like an Applescript that deletes all my iMessage conversations in the Messages app.   Could somebody please tell me how to get all my conversations and then delete them using Applescript? Thanks!view more
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        • Thread Terminal Command to Make a New Terminal Window

          Terminal Command to Make a New Terminal Window

          Hey, I am trying to write a nano script inside of terminal to make a new Terminal Window. Not really sure what to do. Any ideas would help. Thanks!view more
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          • Thread How do I make an Applescript Mouse Clicker with random clicks and random time intervals within a circle on Safari screen.

            How do I make an Applescript Mouse Clicker with random clicks and random time intervals within a circle on Safari screen.

            I know practically nothing about scripting. I tried some examples from the net but they are not specific enough to do the task I want it to. So I'd like it to do the following: click randomly within a specific circle ...view more
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            • Thread Applescript Find & Replace in Text Document from Excel Sheet

              Applescript Find & Replace in Text Document from Excel Sheet

              I'm new to Applescript and am trying to create a script that can run through a text document (.html) and find & replace various phrases with a corresponding cell in an Excel document. I will put placeholders in th...view more
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              • Thread overlay pdf one ontop of another

                overlay pdf one ontop of another

                Can anyone help   Ive got PDF1 containing 2500 pages, all with sequential numbers on. Ive got a second PDF2 with a generic image. I need to overlay PDF1 containing numbers over the top of PDF2, but 2500 times, p...view more
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                • Thread Creating rule for Mail to emulate Mailbox App

                  Creating rule for Mail to emulate Mailbox App

                  I'm using Mailbox for iPhone and I love the "snooze" feature: it allows you to snooze a message in the inbox sending it to a "Later" folder and bringing it back to the inbox later (tomorrow, this weekend, next week, e...view more
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                  Creating rule for Mail to emulate Mailbox App

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                  • Thread I can't run multi-line code on my Terminal.

                    I can't run multi-line code on my Terminal.

                    Whenever I try to type or copy and paste lines of code that are more than one line into my Terminal, the code refuses to work. I think Terminal is interpreting each individual line as its own code, separate from every...view more
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                    I can't run multi-line code on my Terminal.

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                    • Thread Display a dialog box after ejecting a USB drive saying drive has been ejected

                      Display a dialog box after ejecting a USB drive saying drive has been ejected

                      Hi, would someone please tell me how to modify the applescript below to eject my USB in 2 ways, either by waiting 30 secs or by pressing the "YES" button. Then, after the drive has been ejected another dialog box woul...view more
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                      • Thread Automator Issues

                        Automator Issues

                        Hello.   The main problem I am having today is how to correctly make a "watch me do" script. When I click the record button and begin performing the task all seems well and the automator reads every click I mak...view more
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                        • Thread Launch Google Drive only if local folder is available

                          Launch Google Drive only if local folder is available

                          Hello everyone,   I have my Google Drive local folder in an external HD, because I don't want it taking space in my Mac's HD. Google Drive is set to automatically start when I switch on my computer, but sometime...view more
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                          • Thread Applescript Variable Error

                            Applescript Variable Error

                            Hi all,   I am trying to write an applescript that is called with a variable and then uses that variable in the script. For example:   on run argv   set a to item 1 of argv   tell application "...view more
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                            • Thread Apple Script Editor: Adding sub sub folders.

                              Apple Script Editor: Adding sub sub folders.

                              Hello I am very very green when it comes to Apple Script and I having an issue figuring this out. I have a script that lets me Create a folder at location I choose and then populate it with sub folders. Now I need to...view more
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                              • Thread Applescript to transfer files from pc to another pc via screen sharing (vpn)

                                Applescript to transfer files from pc to another pc via screen sharing (vpn)

                                Is it possible to transfer files from my laptop to another PC (e.g. a mac mini) via screen sharing using applescript?   For simplicity, the screen sharing window is active and logged in to vpn://xx.xx.xxx.xx (wh...view more
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                                Applescript to transfer files from pc to another pc via screen sharing (vpn)

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                                • Thread Automatically copy files into subfolders

                                  Automatically copy files into subfolders

                                  Hi everyone,   I hope I'm posting this in the correct forum - sorry if that's not the case.   I'm trying to find out how to write a script or automator instruction to copy selected files into a folder and ...view more
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                                  • Thread The Received email saying its from Apple and tells me to verify password within 48 hours.  Scam?

                                    The Received email saying its from Apple and tells me to verify password within 48 hours.  Scam?

                                    rreceived email from "Apple" telling me to verify password within 48 hours.    Is this a scam?view more
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                                    • Thread Applescript to automatically copy a video into one of two folders

                                      Applescript to automatically copy a video into one of two folders

                                      Hi, on my hard drive I have 2 partitions, one for my OS 10.10.2 and one for my files. On my files drive I have 2 folders to which I want to copy video to: "Movies" and "Kids Movies". I have set a "Folder Action" on mo...view more
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                                      • Thread Applescript to record webcam video

                                        Applescript to record webcam video

                                        Hi,   I am new to applescripts and I am trying to write a script to record from webcam for say X seconds. I am using the script below but I am getting an error that I do not have permission to save this file to ...view more
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                                        Applescript to record webcam video

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                                        • Thread Download pictures from a url and then rename the pictures

                                          Download pictures from a url and then rename the pictures

                                          Hey guys,   I just discovered the power of Applescript, pretty amazing what you could do with it.  I'm learning a lot, but still need your help.   I need an applescript that would download pictures f...view more
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                                          Download pictures from a url and then rename the pictures

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                                          • Thread Variables in a file path

                                            Variables in a file path

                                            I have a working script that creates a folder each week and labels it with the day and the month eg. "...files/17Jan/" I now would like the same script to follow on and open a word template and save it to that folder...view more
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                                            • Thread Click a menu option - can't figure out hierarchy

                                              Click a menu option - can't figure out hierarchy

                                              I am using Applescript to perform a number of image tasks. I am using my iPhone as the image capture device, however I am using QuickTime Player so I can see what the camera sees before I take the picture. The issue i...view more
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                                              Click a menu option - can't figure out hierarchy

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