I just started learning Applescript programming. I need to write an Applescript program to enable the drop-down of the menu and clicking one of the item in the drop-down.
Example of the drop-down menu: http://javascript-array.com/scripts/...op_down_menu/#
For example, I need to click the DHTML menu in Home. (Applescript to let Home auto drop-down and Auto click on DHTML)
Please guide me on how should i write this program.
What you describe is not a menu in the raw sense of the word, it's just a javascript action that shows/hides page elements that are designed to look like a menu. Therefore you can't use AppleScript's normal UI actions to select menu items, which it what it sounds like you're hoping for.
All is not lost, though. Since this is just JavaScript, you should be able to invoke the browser's do JavaScript handler to tell it what JavaScript action to call. You just need to examine the appropriate JavaScript (that will be specific to the page you're looking at) to determine what JavaScript to call.
Thank for the help i think you have give me a direction on where i should work on. Another thing to check is that is this the correct way to activate the "do javascript" function
tell application "Safari" to activate
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Safari"
do JavaScript "(PLACE JAVASCRIPT HERE)" in window 1
end tell
end tell
Not quite. System Events isn't involved here, nor is there any need to activate the application (although you can if you like). Try something more like:
tell application "Safari"
do JavaScript "(PLACE JAVASCRIPT HERE)" in window 1
end tell
Applescript Programming - on drop-down item
