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macOS "Script" to copy date and time to clipboard

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jerewrig

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Sep 29, 2010
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I'm new to Applescripts/Automator. Basically I frequently need to add the time and date into notepad and word documents. I would like to have a keystroke that would copy the current time and date and automatically paste into whatever application I'm in, or just copy it to the clipboard. Any help would be greatly appreciate. Thanks.
 
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Hansr

macrumors 6502a
Apr 1, 2007
897
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This should work

Code: 
set {year:y, month:m, day:d} to current date
d * 1000000
result + m * 10000
result + y
result as string
set the clipboard to result

Then add it to something like Quicksilver in triggers or another command hot key assigning application.
 
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