Execute a macro via a link in Evernote

Questions & Suggestions
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Hello,
Is it possible to execute a macro via a link in Evernote, Apple Note, Scrivener, Pages, etc?
thanks in advance for your advice

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Yes. See this Wiki Article. Treat it just like you would any other URL and, depending on the app, it should work just fine.

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thanks very much. Not sure what I should put in as ā€˜valueā€™. There are no values or variables to pass. Just imagine something simple like opening the KBM forum.

4

thanks again. I am not sure I understand the syntax
If my macro is called
URL Keyboard Maestro FORUM
which actives chrome and puts me in the KBM forum
what would my link look like ?
thanks

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From the KM Wiki:

kmtrigger://macro=MacroName&value=Value

Just substitute the name of your macro for "MacroName".

"value" is an optional parameter you can pass to the Macro.
Since you don't have one, just leave out "&value=Value"

Of course, since this is a URL, it must be URL encoded ([SPACES] not allowed).

So, your KM Trigger URL would look like this:
kmtrigger://macro=URL%20Keyboard%20Maestro%20FORUM

However, this custom URL protocol will NOT work in Evernote since Evernote does not support custom protocols.

The only workarounds I know of are:

  1. Write an AppleScript that will read the KMTrigger selected in Evernote, and then open it.
  2. Use a macOS service like "Open URL"

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What about using some sort of KM Web Trigger? I havenā€™t looked at this KM feature at all, but I know you can trigger macros from a URL somehow. Perhaps something like this could work?

Just a thought.

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Iā€™m not sure what you mean by that.
The kmtrigger IS a URL. It just uses a custom protocol.

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Right, sorry, I switched lanes without signalling. :smirk:

Hereā€™s what I was thinking.

  1. Enable KMā€™s Web Server.

  2. Configure the macro to have a Public Web Trigger.

  3. Then you can use a URL like this:

http://127.0.0.1:4490/action.html?macro=8F5FB878-99F0-4F95-9A07-8D6AF9AA2449

or

http://127.0.0.1:4490/action.html?macro=8F5FB878-99F0-4F95-9A07-8D6AF9AA2449&value=parameter
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Sounds like a great idea.

Iā€™ve never used, or even explored, the KM Web Server.
Another whole world . . . :smile:

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I just now used it for the first time, because I thought it might be a solution. :slight_smile:

I can see one issue right away - it opens a browser window. So Iā€™m guessing this isnā€™t ideal. But my mind is whirling, trying to imagine a way around that. Iā€™ll let it simmer and see if anything comes to the surface.

For instance, the macro could close the browser window (tab).

Or perhaps something else.

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How do you handle macroname when the macro name has spaces in it? thanks very much

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%20 instead of name. Or use ā€œCopy as UUIDā€ and use that instead.

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I am very sorry Don, I still donā€™t understand.
Letā€™s say that my macro name is as below
open XYZ restaurant menu
note that the macro name includes spaces
how would you write:
kmtrigger://macro=MacroName&value=Value
If I understand correctly, I can ignore &value=Value if I do not want to pass a value, but how do I write
kmtrigger://macro=MacroName
if the macro is named as above
Sorry once again for taking your time, and thanks

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I already answered that above:

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15

NOW ! I understand. Thanks so much!

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what does UUID mean?
thank you

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It means something like ā€œUniversal Unique Identifierā€, at generally looks something like this:

05AD9384-E8F1-479C-A6C0-209CE7A963DA

Itā€™s guaranteed to be unique across all devices in the world (thereā€™s a couple of exceptions to this, but for all intents and purposes, it really is).

KM uses the UUID internally to identify Groups and Macros. Thatā€™s why you can have macros or groups with the same name - to KM, theyā€™re different because they have different UUIDs.

For Keyboard Maestro macros, you can get the UUID by using Edit->Copy->Copy as UUID.

So if you ever use something like the ā€œkmtrigger://ā€ feature, itā€™s best to specify the macro UUID rather than the macro name. This way thereā€™s no problems with duplicate names, and if you ever rename the macro, it wonā€™t break anything.

Probably more info that you wanted, but there you have it,

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crystal clear. thank you very much

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@DanThomas, you are the man! :grinning:
I would never have figured out how to do this without your post.

@peternlewis, the KM Wiki article on "Web Server" is woefully lacking.

  • It does NOT provide any of the commands (like "action.html"). Are their others?
  • I would update, but I don't know enough.

I just implemented this, and it works great!! :thumbsup:

Here's my new macro, that has NOT had much testing or use yet, so if anyone wants to use it, you do so at your own risk.

###MACRO:Ā Ā Ā @Web Open URL Passed from KM Web Server

~~~ VER: 1.0Ā Ā Ā Ā 2017-02-01 ~~~

####DOWNLOAD:
@Web Open URL Passed from KM Web Server.kmmacros (4.5 KB)

###ReleaseNotes
:warning: Warning! This uses the KM Public Web Entry, which may have some security issues. See KM wiki for details.

The KM Web URL is like this:
http://127.0.0.1:4490/action.html?macro=<YourMacroUUID>&value=<TheURLYouWantToOpen>

For example:

http://127.0.0.1:4490/action.html?macro=1238B406-69B6-4093-8E59-85431F7483AD&value=/Users/Shared/Dropbox/Your%20File%20Name.txt

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