Simulate Mouse Click Using AppleScript

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Simulate Mouse Click Using AppleScript

I want to simulate a mouse click using AppleScript. I used click button of window command but unfortunately it only simulates a half click in the sense that you see the button highlighted but the action is not activated. I used a command key function, where I would press a # many times to make the mouse go down. However, this is very slow. I noticed that there is a couple of additional elements that can be used with AppleScript for example XTools and Extra Suites where I can tell the mouse to go to a certain location and click. I am on a Mac OS X 10.3.9 system (I believe I am using a PowerMac as well) and would like to know if any of the two programs are compatible with this system. I would appreciate any help in how I can install the software and what directory to place the software. Thank you very much for your help.

PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.3.x)

Posted on Jul 4, 2013 7:40 PM

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rccharles

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Jul 5, 2013 12:39 PM in response to Menatorious

Xtools works for me on an iMac g3 600 with tiger 10.4.11

log "  --- Starting on " & ((current date) as string) & " --- "

-- percent 
set volume output volume 35 without output muted


-- Go after time message
do shell script "/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType | grep 'Resolution'" -- get info
tell the result to set {DisplayWidth, DisplayHeight} to {word 2, word 4} -- get resolution

if DisplayWidth = 800 then
    (move mouse {543, 276})
else
    (move mouse {644, 337})
end if

click mouse



-- center mouse
do shell script "/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType | grep 'Resolution'" -- get info
tell the result to set {DisplayWidth, DisplayHeight} to {word 2, word 4} -- get resolution
move mouse {DisplayWidth div 2, DisplayHeight div 2} -- center mouse


(* 
    First, there is the XTools scripting addition, which will give AppleScript the ability to move the mouse. 
    
    http://www.lestang.org/osax/XTool/
    XTool-2.0.dmg.tgz 
    
    Installation :

    Drag XTool.osax from insite the image to one of the following locations (create the directory if it does not exist) :

    a : ~/Library/ScriptingAdditions/
    b : /Library/ScriptingAdditions/
    c : /System/Library/ScriptingAdditions/

    I have it in directory /System/Library/ScriptingAdditions/ 
    My other two directories do not exit: ~/Library/ScriptingAdditions/ & 
        /Library/ScriptingAdditions/

.     Next, you will need to place a script application into your login items (System Preferences > Accounts > Login Items) that will move the mouse when you log in:


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