Is it possible to intercept global copy and paste in OS X with an AppleScript? Or would I have to have some intermediary step that would trigger the AppleScript to read the clipboard?
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Is it possible to intercept global copy and paste in OS X with an AppleScript? Or would I have to have some intermediary step that would trigger the AppleScript to read the clipboard?
They way I do it in Applescript is with the following command:
You could of course then do stuff like setting it to a variable and displaying it:
Hope that helps!
Elliott