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<p>Page Added</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>===RunAppleScript( scriptString )===<br /> :&#039;&#039;scriptString is a string. The string is the text of the script.&#039;&#039;<br /> :&#039;&#039;No Return value&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;THIS FUNCTION WILL ONLY WORK ON macOS.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;This function is only available in MLA v1.3.1 Beta 7 onwards.&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> This function will run an Apple Script to allow control of the Finder and other applications. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;Example..&#039;&#039;.&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;-- This script will bring Image Capture to the front and simulate pressing the space bar&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;-- to capture an image from the tethered camera.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;photoScript = &quot;tell application \&quot;Image Capture\&quot;\n&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;photoScript = photoScript .. &quot;activate\n&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;photoScript = photoScript .. &quot;tell application \&quot;System Events\&quot;\n&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;photoScript = photoScript .. &quot;key code 49\n&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;photoScript = photoScript .. &quot;end tell\n&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;photoScript = photoScript .. &quot;end tell\n&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;RunAppleScript(photoScript)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;Wait(0.5)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;-- We need MLA to be at the front to wait for image to arrive.&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;mlaScript = &quot;tell application \&quot;Moving Light Assistant\&quot;\n&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;mlaScript = mlaScript .. &quot;activate\n&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;mlaScript = mlaScript .. &quot;end tell\n&quot;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;RunAppleScript(mlaScript)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;code&gt;Wait(0.5)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Note that any quote character needs to be &#039;escaped&#039;, i.e. &lt;code&gt;tell application &quot;Image Capture&quot;&lt;/code&gt; would need to have a &#039;\&#039; character before the quote to become &lt;code&gt;tell application \&quot;Image Capture\&quot;&lt;/code&gt;</div>

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