is there anyway to add random numbers to a keystroke command
i want to change the port on transmission at regular intervals to random number
i cant seem to keystroke a variable
here’s my code
tell application "Transmission"
activate
end tell
tell application "System Events"
if UI elements enabled then
repeat
tell process "Transmission"
set frontmost to true
end tell
keystroke "5"
keystroke "0"
keystroke "0"
keystroke "0"
keystroke "1"
keystroke return
delay 240
keystroke "6"
keystroke "9"
keystroke "9"
keystroke "1"
keystroke return
delay 40
end repeat
else
tell application "System Preferences"
activate
set current pane to pane "com.apple.preference.universalaccess"
display dialog "UI element scripting is not enabled. Check \"Enable access for assistive devices\""
end tell
end if
end tell
tell application "TextEdit"
activate
end tell
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tell application "System Events"
-- if UI elements enabled then
repeat
tell process "Transmission"
set frontmost to true
end tell
keystroke "5"
keystroke "0"
keystroke "0"
keystroke "0"
keystroke "1"
keystroke return
...
can be replaced by (assuming a random number between 10000 and 50000)
tell application "System Events"
repeat
tell process "Transmission"
set a to (random number from 10000 to 50000) as string
run script "keystroke " & quote & a & quote & " & return" -- this trick makes it possible to use a variable
...
instead of the delay commands it would be better to use a stay open script with an idle handler
set a to (random number from 10000 to 50000) as string
tell application "TextEdit" to activate
tell application "System Events" to tell process "TextEdit"
keystroke a
end tell
it works flawlessly.
I wonder if you took care to put your process at front.
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE vendredi 9 mars 2007 16:53:39)