Have you looked into the 'do shell script' command? It does what it says on the box: runs a shell script or command. For instance, do shell script "cd /volumes" would change the directory to /volumes. Or do you need to do this at a random time, in your terminal session? If so, there's a way to send keystrokes or characters, but I've never used it and can't think of it at the moment. > On Dec 6, 2015, at 14:34, dan dunfee <dandun...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > Thanks for the offer for help with a simple apple script. Using os10.10 in > terminal from within applications such as lynx the web browser, here are the > 3 steps I need to do: > > 1. send the key combination control+f > > 2. send the exact string: > > :exec dss > > 3. send a return > > Please ask if this is unclear. Thanks again. > > Dan >> On Dec 5, 2015, at 12:39 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: >> I can try. What three steps? >>> On Dec 4, 2015, at 6:16 PM, - <dandun...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> Is there anyone who could help me do a very simple apple script of three >>> steps? >>> The info on the web is overwhelming and I don't know how to start. >>> I want to use the feature of attaching apple scripts to a voiceover >>> commander key combination. I know how to do that but the apple script part >>> is still beyond my current level of knowledge. >>> I hope to use this example to learn how to use apple script. >>> Thanks for any help, >>> Dan >>> XB >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries list. >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >>> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >>> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >>> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >>> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex Hall >> mehg...@icloud.com >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara > Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > --Apple-Mail-EA2E1A64-F048-4BB0-9DF0-FEA59347FDB2 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset= > =3Dutf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>I can help also, though my access = > to a Macintosh is a bit limited. <br><br><br><div>Jonathan Cohn <= > /div></div><div><br>On Dec 5, 2015, at 12:39 AM, Alex Hall <<a href=3D"m= > ailto:mehg...@icloud.com">mehg...@icloud.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><b= > lockquote type=3D"cite"><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"t= > ext/html charset=3Dus-ascii">I can try. What three steps?<br class=3D""><di= > v><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Dec 4, 2015, at 6= > :16 PM, - <<a href=3D"mailto:dandun...@gmail.com"; class=3D"">dandunfee@g= > mail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div c= > lass=3D""><div class=3D""><br class=3D"">Hi,<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">I= > s there anyone who could help me do a very simple apple script of three ste= > ps?<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">The info on the web is overwhelming and I = > don't know how to start.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">I want to use the fea= > ture of attaching apple scripts to a voiceover commander key combination. &= > nbsp;I know how to do that but the apple script part is still beyond my cur= > rent level of knowledge.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">I hope to use this ex= > ample to learn how to use apple script.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Thanks= > for any help,<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Dan<br class=3D""><br class=3D"= > ">XB<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">-- <br class=3D"">The following informati= > on is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list.<br class=3D"">= > <br class=3D"">If you have any questions or concerns about the running of t= > his list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please cont= > act the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itsel= > f.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark= > Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at <a href=3D"mai= > lto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com" class=3D"">caraqu...@caraquinn.com</a><br clas= > s=3D""><br class=3D"">The archives for this list can be searched at:<br cla= > ss=3D""><a href=3D"http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.= > com/" class=3D"">http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.co= > m/</a><br class=3D"">--- You received this message because you are subscrib= > ed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group.<br class=3D"">To unsubscrib= > e from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a hr= > ef=3D"mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com";>macvisionaries+un= > subscr...@googlegroups.com</a>.<br class=3D"">To post to this group, send e= > mail to <a href=3D"mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com";>macvisionaries@g= > ooglegroups.com</a>.<br class=3D"">Visit this group at <a href=3D"http://gr= > oups.google.com/group/macvisionaries">http://groups.google.com/group/macvis= > ionaries</a>.<br class=3D"">For more options, visit <a href=3D"https://grou= > ps.google.com/d/optout">https://groups.google.com/d/optout</a>.<br class=3D= > ""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=3D""><div class=3D""> > <div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;= > font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spac= > ing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-in= > dent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-sp= > acing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-= > nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><div c= > lass=3D""><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">--</div><div class=3D"">H= > ave a great day,</div><div class=3D"">Alex Hall</div><div class=3D""><a hre= > f=3D"mailto:mehg...@icloud.com"; class=3D"">mehg...@icloud.com</a></div><div= > class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newli= > ne" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; = > font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spaci= > ng: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-ind= > ent: 0px; 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