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Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Hi all,

I have a .txt file that has about 20 urls on separate lines. I need to automate taking a screenshot of each url.

I’ve tried using applescript to call Acrobat to print each site to PDF. Functionally, it worked, but I had to set delays to ensure the pages were completely loaded. Not a big deal, but it didn’t really output a true representation of the site, also it didn’t constrain the site to a single page (a necessity).

I’ve tried WebSnapper, and got most of it to work through automator, but couldn’t get the pages out of the ‘que’ that WebSnapper uses.

I’ve tried ObjectiveC Python utility, but it was buggy on certain websites.

What have you guys done to get this kind of functionality? Or have you even? What’s your recommendation?

Thanks in advance!

#2

Hiya,

There are built-in Automator actions that do what you want (if you’re on Leopard, though I’m not sure about earlier versions). “Get specified URLS” (in the Internet actions category) followed by “Download URLs as PDFs” (in Utilities actions category) works for me.

Best of luck.

#3

i’m on leopard, but i don’t see the second part of the automator actions. i can’t see anything that resembles download as pdf. it’s not in my utilities or pdf sections.