Can I write a script that copies selected text from Safari into Textedit?

Use the "do javascript" command:

tell application "Safari"
set HisWords to do JavaScript "window.getSelection()" in current tab of front window
end tell

AK

The following script will do exactly what you want.

tell application "Safari"
activate
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "c" using command down
set theText to the clipboard
keystroke "lc" using command down
set theText to theText & return & return & (the clipboard)
end tell
end tell
tell application "TextEdit"
activate
make new document with properties {text:theText}
end tell

The preceding script was doing the job, but the following one is still better, since it doesn't affect the selection in Safari:

tell application "Safari"
activate
set theURL to URL of front document
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "c" using command down
end tell
end tell
set theText to (the clipboard) & return & return & theURL
tell application "TextEdit"
activate
make new document with properties {text:theText}
end tell

Hi Pierre,

Can this be done to open the one text document instead of two text documents?

Sarah

Yes. Just replace the last tell block with these lines:

tell application "TextEdit"
launch
activate
make new document with properties {text:theText}
end tell

Many thanks. The whole script is still better now.

Message was edited by: Pierre L.