How to Parse the right Macro UUID out of the KM Macros Plist File for external Script call using AppleScript?

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My Goal here is to parse the right Macro UUID for a Macro by first breaking down all Macros to only a specific Macro Group using the Macro Group's Name and then getting the Macro UUID by using the Macros Name.

On the other hand, I wonder if the macro name is unique, if so why do you need UUID to run the script if you can just use the macro name to run the script, as you are passing the name anyway ?

I know that it is sometimes hard to identify what macro group the macro belongs to. So I normally set a code for macro group name eg Experiment [EXP], then all the macro names reference the group code eg [EXP] Retrieve Data for Analysis, and this will also make the macro unique by macro group.

For example, as for my case

I written a post on that macro group code, probably might be useful

Naming Convention for Macro & Macro Group [Tips]

Introduction Currently there is no standard way to name macros and macro groups. Everyone name them differently according to their needs. Some may not know how to name them effectively to leverage on KM Editor Search capability to find them. Over time, when macro collection grow large, they find it hard to reuse the macro and to identify the macro use in some actions (eg Execute macro) without extra effort. So this article is based on my own ways to help effectively use KM Editor to make for pl…