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Applescript OK button

What do I need to edit this to click the OK button?

display dialog "Say something" buttons {"OK"} default button "OK"

delay 10

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MacBook Pro Retina

Posted on Jun 3, 2020 9:13 PM

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Niel

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Posted on Jun 3, 2020 9:21 PM

Use:

display dialog "Say something" buttons {"OK"} default button "OK" giving up after 10

Note that if the script checks what button was pressed later, it'll be an empty string instead of "OK".

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Niel

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Jun 3, 2020 9:21 PM in response to mrokloricred37

Use:

display dialog "Say something" buttons {"OK"} default button "OK" giving up after 10

Note that if the script checks what button was pressed later, it'll be an empty string instead of "OK".

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Jun 6, 2020 5:53 PM in response to Niel

I am not sure I get your empty string comment!

Virtually 100% of the time the button is NOT pressed. I have noticed that the AppleScript icon will bounce in the dock with the name of this script and then continue on if I press the AppleScript icon in the dock.

Is there a way around this? No buttons and giving up after 10 sec is ok as well so long as the script runs uninterrupted.

Thanks again for your patience.

Jun 9, 2020 1:23 PM in response to mrokloricred37

reset PRAM and safe boot fixed it

Applescript OK button