How to Create a Macro in Its Own Macro Group via XML?

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Hi,

I'm trying to make macro that sets TriggerValue by its macro name.

I'm very new to XML so, by edit and reference scripts in the forum I could generate the macro with prompt input, but I cannot set the macro group just type its name by text.

KM keeps creating a new macro group (in this case group name is test).

How could I force set XML to create a macro in a specific macro group?

Since the macro image doesn't show all the XML text, I attached my scripts.

Any tips with this?

Thank you.

create new macro triggervalue by its name.kmmacros (5.1 KB)

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<array>
	<dict>
		<key>Activate</key>
		<string>Normal</string>
		<key>Macros</key>
		<array>
			<dict>
				<key>Actions</key>
				<array>
	<dict>
		<key>ActionUID</key>
		<integer>12492347</integer>
		<key>Asynchronously</key>
		<false/>
		<key>MacroActionType</key>
		<string>ExecuteMacro</string>
		<key>MacroUID</key>
		<string>27DD4AB7-AF62-4863-BA42-DB532411632F</string>
		<key>TimeOutAbortsMacro</key>
		<true/>
		<key>UseParameter</key>
		<false/>
	</dict>
				</array>
				<key>Name</key>
				<string>%Variable%Local__name%</string>
				<key>Triggers</key>
				<array>
				</array>
			</dict>
		</array>
		<key>Name</key>
		<string>test</string>
	</dict>
</array>
</plist>
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You don't -- you do it at the import stage:

tell application "Keyboard Maestro"
	tell macro group "Imported Macros" to importMacros e
end tell

I don't really understand what you are trying to do here. Do you just want to create a new macro with a name you supply, and nothing else? If so, don't mess around with XML and importing, just use a simple AppleScript:

set macroName to text returned of (display dialog "Name of new macro:" default answer "My New Macro")

tell application "Keyboard Maestro"
	tell macro group "Plugins" to make new macro with properties {name:macroName}
end tell

That uses an AS display dialog to prompt for the name, but you could easily pass the name in from a KM variable.

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Hey,

Thanks for reply.

The thing I tried to do was create new macro inside its own macro group with XML.

I think it's tricky because the XML script contains text like %ExecuteMacro% or %TriggerValue%.

I just want them paste as plain text not treat like variable.

I'll give your solution a shot.

Thanks again

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Right. But to repeat the question that was asked is: Why are you taking the "import XML" approach to creating macros.

It seems to me, too, there's little point unless you're generating substantially custom XML - for several different macros.

(I'm interested in the technique, as much as anything.)