Applescript - creating a simple script

Rather than send "enter" send the equivalent key code as shown below. I don't have Chrome installed, so used TextEdit here. The following is the normal System Events template for controlling an application. Modify per your content.

tell application "TextEdit" to activate
tell application "System Events"
	tell application process "TextEdit"
		set frontmost to true
		key code 36 -- send a return key code
	end tell
end tell



Because you are attempting to manipulate an application via its graphical interface, you may need to use additional System Events : Dictionary : Processes Suite commands to abide by the current interface element hierarchies within the Chrome application.

tell application "System Events" to keystroke "enter" using {command down}

Is incorrect.

See prior post for the correct way.

delay (random number from 0.5 to 5)

Why the randomness? Would only be useful in a game to defeat automation detection software in the game. The value should be the maximum time ever expected vs. the time you will get board of waiting.

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As has been mentioned before, 'keystroke "enter"' will literally type the word 'enter' (albeit with the Command key down in your example).

As for the other points, to get the action to repeat, just wrap it in a repeat/end repeat block - you'll just need to define how the repeat should end (after x iterations; indefinitely; until some condition is met; etc.).

As for the 'start' and 'end' requests, it's not clear quite what you want there, but the basic premise is to just include commands outside of the repeat loop. You can even put them in a separate handler to make the code easier to follow:

global w

doStartStuff()

repeat 20 times

tell application "System Events"

keystroke "s" using {command down}

delay 1

key code 36

delay 1

end tell

end repeat

doEndStuff()

on doStartStuff()

-- any startup actions go here

tell application "Google Chrome"

set w to make new window

set URL of tab 1 of w to "http://www.apple.com/"

delay 2 -- give the window time to update

end tell

end doStartStuff

on doEndStuff()

-- cleanup actions go here

close w

end doEndStuff