So I want to check a url with applescript/scripteditor, if the url exists it should display a dialog and if it doesn't exists it should do nothing.
I should use it to check for updates for my own app.
iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5), It's the beta version of yosemite
Use the following:
paragraph 1 of (do shell script "curl -si http://www.apple.com/")
and then check the result; this will typically return "HTTP/1.1 200 OK" if the URL exists.
(120606)
HI Niel,
Thank you for your reply, it was helpfull, but how can I change the result into a dialog?
Here:
if paragraph 1 of (do shell script "curl -si http://www.apple.com/") is "HTTP/1.1 200 OK" then display dialog "URL exists."
(120612)
Thanks a lot man!
Works perfectly
set theURL to "http://www.apple.com"
if exists item 3 of (do shell script "curl -s --head " & theURL & " | head -1") is equal to "OK" then display dialog "URL is up"
Hi, I have one more question, how can I set a else statement? So if url doesn't exist, then do something.
Hi, I have one more question, how can I set a else statement? So if url doesn't exist, then do something.
if exists item 3 of (do shell script "curl -s --head " & theURL & " | head -1") is equal to "OK" then
display dialog "URL is up"
else
display dialog "URL is unavailable"
end if
It seems like your code doesn't work. If the url exists it shows the same dialog as it doesn't exist.
The 'exists' should be removed; it causes the script to report that a page exists when it doesn't.
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Now the dialog says "URL is unavailable" even when the url exists. When the url doesn't exists it gives an error.
Here:
if word 4 of (do shell script "curl -s --head " & theURL & " | head -1") is equal to "OK" then
display dialog "URL exists."
else
display dialog "URL doesn't exist."
end if
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Thanks it works.
How to check if a url exists with applescript/scripteditor
