Saving an “Entire Contents” AppleScript to a Variable

[ccstone]

Hey @JD_Faust,

You may want to look at this:

Front Window Analysis Tool Using AppleScript System Events (List UI Elements)

See: Window Analysis Tool for System Events v1.5 in post #14. Hey Folks, This macro gets a bunch of information about the front window in the front application (specific to System Events UI-Scripting). At present this is raw information that won't be very readable by the uninitiated, although I'll probably change that in time by finding and replacing the chevron-codes with their English equivalents. Fixed in version 1.5 below. The purpose of the macro is to discover whether System Events …

I have a slightly newer version that I'll think about posting as well.

Here's the basics of your problem:

Execute an AppleScript.kmactions (2.2 KB)

Entire Contents can be huge for things like browser windows, so the speed of the macro can vary widely.

-Chris