Applescript Keystroke FN+CMD and function Key

perhaps. the using supplies the modifiers, so fn would need to be in the using. I haven't tested this.

tell application "System Events" to key code {120} using { fn down, command down}

name define here:

http://macbiblioblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/key-codes-for-function-and-special-key s.html

Some what curious that you would have to write two logic paths based on what type of keyboard you used. Perhaps you do not need the fn. What happens in the real usage? Not just displaying what you typed.

What exactly are you trying to do? Key code 120 is F2, but I don't think you can use key codes for the Apple functions such as brightness.

Hi

"using fn down" isn't part of System Events' AppleScript dictionary, and so will always give you a syntax error. (Same with "using function down".) You can script command, option, shift, control and combinations thereof, but not the function key.

On my 2012 MacBook Air with a UK English keyboard, I can increase and decrease screen brightness using the following scripts:

tell application "System Events" to key code 107 -- decreases brightness

tell application "System Events" to key code 113 -- increases brightness

It may not work for everyone, and it may not be what you actually want to do. But if you can tell us why you want to achieve by pressing that key combination, there may be other ways.

There is a very useful page here which goes into a lot of detail about key code scripting - definitely worth reading. (It's where I got the key codes for screen brightness.)

One of the points the guy makes is that trying to script the function keys is unreliable and not always possible.

Cheers,

H

My keyboard only goes to F12 - looks like I need to get a bigger one...

Hello

You may try key code 144. (Not tested, for I don't have necessary environment)

-- toggle target display mode (?) tell application "System Events" key code 144 using {command down} end tell

As far as I know, this key code is not documented. I found it by searching web via Google with the following keywords:

"OS X" "Target Display Mode" "key code"

cf.

Sending key via ssh or using mouse to activate Target Display Mode?

http://superuser.com/questions/540799/sending-key-via-ssh-or-using-mouse-to-acti vate-target-display-mode

how can I script a shortcut for command-F2 (target display mode)?

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5953084

Good luck,

H

key codes app in app store will give the numeric value of a key.

You may try something like the following provided that you have set up ssh keys.

ssh StudioServer@192.168.2.4 osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to key code 144 using {command down}'

Regards,

H

You will have to add an extra layer of quoted string protection because the current shell is going to strip the '...' pair, then send it to the remote system where a 2nd shell is going to see

osascript -e tell application "System Events" to key code 144 using {command down}

Without any quotes around the tell... statement. And that is going to blow up the osascript command on the remote Mac.

Borrowing from Hiroto's example, and modifying

ssh StudioServer@192.168.2.4 osascript -e \'tell application \"System Events\" to key code 144 using {command down}\'

protect the quotes on the local system from the shell, and then the remote system should see

osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to key code 144 using {command down}'

with all the quotes preserved.

NOTE: Getting through multiple layers of shell command lines and having the quoting be correct when the command is finally executed, can be tricky, and often times requires lots of experiments. I think I have a good example, but I could be wrong.

Oops. Thank you for correction! I should have tested the code in my environment...

Now I have confirmed the following variants should work as well.

ssh user@host osascript -e "'tell application \"System Events\" to key code 144 using {command down}'"

ssh user@host osascript <<'EOF' tell application "System Events" to key code 144 using {command down} EOF

All the best,

H