macOS Auto select in dialog box with Applescript

[njentzsch]

I'm trying to write a very simple Applescript that will automatically press the return key on a dialog box. I tried this:

tell application "Address Book"
	keystroke return
end tell

but get the error: Address Book got an error: Can’t get keystroke "*,

Can someone help a real neophyte with this? It's just the dialog box that comes up when a contact is imported into the Address Book and the button that is highlighted is either "Add" or "Import". Either way I just want to select it with Return!!

Thanks, Nancy

 

[tinaCEO]

Use any debugging tool to find out where the error is. And how to resolve it.

 

[ergdegdeg]

keystrokes are system events so you have to use

tell application "System Events" to keystroke return

Or, if you want Address Book to activate before that:

tell application "Address Book" to activate
tell application "System Events" to keystroke return

 

[njentzsch]

Solved

Here's what worked:

tell application "Address Book"
	activate
	tell application "System Events"
		keystroke (ASCII character of 13)
		
	end tell
end tell

Thanks for the replies.