I have a json file like this:
{"Google":"https://www.google.co.uk/", "YouTube":"https://www.youtube.com/", "eBay":"https://www.ebay.co.uk/"}
I'm after a macro that reads the json file and asks me what web page I want to open. If I input for example 'eBay', I want the macro to open https://www.ebay.co.uk/. Is this possible?
Hey Ross,
Don't use a JSON file – use a plain text file and a Prompt With List action.
Format the file like this:
URL__Item Name
Only the item name will be displayed.
You have to delete the “__Item Name” from the end of the returned item, but that's easy with a find/replace action.
This is the simplest way to do what you want.
-Chris
Just in case "Don't use a JSON file" sounds like "I wouldn't start from here, if I was you" in response to a request for directions:
(Getting Keyboard Maestro to derive the URL__Item Name lines automatically from your JSON source)
menu From JSON.kmmacros (3.6 KB)
Many thanks for replies. The json file is already used for a different purpose, so I want to avoid copying stuff from the json into Keyboard Maestro (because whenever the json file is updated, I would also need to update data in Keyboard Maestro).
Instead, I'm after a way for Keyboard Maestro to read the json file by importing it into Keyboard Maestro. Is this possible?
A Keyboard Maestro Read File to Variable action works well for that:
menu From JSON file.kmmacros (3.6 KB)
That's perfect thanks.
