script

apple script

reference:

• How to automate your keyboard in Mac OS X with AppleScript

• AppleScript Command Sendkeys

• How can I get rid of this osascript output?

• Running a command in a new Mac OS X Terminal window

• sample code:

  tell application "System Events"
    key code 124 using {shift down, command down} --> Right arrow
    key code 8 using command down --> ⌘-C
    key code {4, 14, 37, 37, 31, 47} --> H, e, l, l, o, .
  
    keystroke "v" using command down --> ⌘-V
    keystroke "Hello." --> H, e, l, l, o, .
  end tell

key code

[!NOTE|label:references:]

• * Complete list of AppleScript key codes

• Key Codes for Function and Special Keys in Applescript

KEY	KEY CODE		KEY	KEY CODE		KEY	KEY CODE
!1	18		"'	39		I	34
@2	19		_-	27		O	31
#3	20		+=	24		P	35
$4	21		<,	43		K	40
%5	23		>.	47		L	37
^6	22		?/	44		Z	6
&7	26		N	45		X	7
*8	28		M	46		C	8
(9	25		Q	12		V	9
)0	29		W	13		B	11
~`	50		E	14		A	0
{[	33		R	15		S	1
}]	30		T	17		D	2
|</code>	42		Y	16		F	3
:;	41		U	32		G	5
			H	4		J	38

function keys

KEY	KEY CODE		KEY	KEY CODE		KEY	KEY CODE
␣ space	49		⇥ tab	48		⌫ delete	51
⏎ return	36		⌦ forwarddelete	117		␊ linefeed	52
⎋ esc	53		⌘ command	55		⇧ shift	56
⇪ capslock	57		⌥ option	58		⌃ control	59
⇧ right shift	60		⌥ right option	61		⌃ right control	62
⇱ home	115		⇲ end	119		⇞ page up	116
⇟ page down	121		← left arrow	123		→ right arrow	124
↓ down arrow	125		↑ up arrow	126		-	-

Fn keys

KEY	KEY CODE		KEY	KEY CODE		KEY	KEY CODE
F1	122		F2	120		F3	99
F4	118		F5	96		F6	97
F7	98		F8	100		F9	101
F10	109		F11	103		F12	111

Number pad

KEY	KEY CODE		KEY	KEY CODE		KEY	KEY CODE
1	83		2	84		3	85
4	86		5	87		6	88
7	89		8	91		9	92
0	82		*	67		/	75
+	69		-	78		=	81
.	65		clear	71		-	-