OSchrock Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) I just wrote a little Mac Automator script that will, within any app, open an Accordance universal link directly into Accordance without using a web browser When you right-click on a universal link (https://accordance.bible/link/...) and choose to run this service, it replaces the universal URL with an Accordance specific URL and opens it directly in Accordance. I'm sure others have done this, but I could not find it in the forums so I'll post my work here. You can either create and tweak your own as I explain below, or just download the Service I created. https://www.dropbox.com/s/27xcop4g7r5a1x5/Open%20Acc%20Links%20in%20Acc.zip?dl=0 Using Automator, create a new Service and set it to accept URLs. Add two boxes for "Run AppleScript" and below them one box for "Run Shell Script." (See screenshot) ----- The First AppleScript: on run {input, parameters} (* Removes text "https://accordance.bible/link/" from the input URL *) set output to {} -- this will be the action's output set textToRemove to "https://accordance.bible/link/" -- the text to remove repeat with anItem in the input -- step through each item in the input set {tempTID, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {AppleScript's text item delimiters, textToRemove} set {textPieces, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {text items of anItem, tempTID} set the end of the output to textPieces as text end repeat return the output -- pass the result(s) to the next action end run The Second AppleScript: on run {input, parameters} (* Prepends "accord://" to the input items *) set output to {} set prepend_text to "accord://" -- the text to add repeat with an_item in the input set the end of output to (prepend_text & (an_item as text)) end repeat return output end run The Shell Script: (with "Pass Input" set to "as arguments") open "$1" -a /Applications/Accordance.app ----- I'm sure there is an easy way to combine the two scripts into one, but this works great. If you have suggestions to improve it, let me know below. After you save it, it will appear as an option under "Services" when you right click on a URL. (Edit: I completely understand, and appreciate, the need for Accordance to switch to the Universal links, but I use Evernote a lot and often want to skip the web-browser when clicking on Accordance links.) - Omar . Edited February 23, 2018 by OSchrock 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Weaks Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 This will take care of it all in one AS action. on run {input, parameters} set textToRemove to "https://accordance.bible/link/" set textToAdd to "accord://" repeat with anItem in the input set AppleScript's text item delimiters to textToRemove set textPieces to text items of anItem set AppleScript's text item delimiters to textToAdd set newURL to textPieces as text set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "" open location newURL end repeat return end run Notes: 1. If you don't like `open location`, you can call the shell command with: do shell script "open " & quoted form of newURL & " -a /Applications/Accordance.app" 2. You really don't have to store and manage text item delimiters in a simple one routine snippet of script 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSchrock Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 This will take care of it all in one AS action. on run {input, parameters} set textToRemove to "https://accordance.bible/link/" set textToAdd to "accord://" repeat with anItem in the input set AppleScript's text item delimiters to textToRemove set textPieces to text items of anItem set AppleScript's text item delimiters to textToAdd set newURL to textPieces as text set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "" open location newURL end repeat return end run Notes: 1. If you don't like `open location`, you can call the shell command with: do shell script "open " & quoted form of newURL & " -a /Applications/Accordance.app" 2. You really don't have to store and manage text item delimiters in a simple one routine snippet of script Awesome! Thank you! I knew there must be easier ways to do it but just had to piece it together to get a workable setup. - Omar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Weaks Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 You did great for a first attempt, Omar. And great job posting so you could learn and all could benefit. That's why I suggested the Accordance Forums add a subforum called something like "Accordance Automation" for discussing the ins and outs and uses for 1. accord:// and https://accordance.bible/link/links 2. Get Verses function 3. Accordance Services 4. Any scripting or other automation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabian Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Hello How do I bring this to run? Copy paste to the Apple Script editor and then save wasn't successful. Greetings Fabian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSchrock Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Hello How do I bring this to run? Copy paste to the Apple Script editor and then save wasn't successful. Greetings Fabian You'll need to create it inside of Automator - create a new service and add the "Run AppleScript" action. When you save it, you can run it by highlighting a link, right-clicking on it and then selecting the service in the context menu under "Services." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabian Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Hello Omar Many thanks it works. Is there no way it works automatic without going over Services? Greetings Fabian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Cozier Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 (edited) Fabian, You can go to the keyboard Keyboard Control in your System Preferences then use the Shortcuts panel to assign a keyboard shortcut to the service. Once the keyboard shortcut is assigned, then the service can be run from all kinds of places: the keyboard, PopClip, or BetterTouchTool for example. Edited March 5, 2018 by Clint Cozier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabian Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Thanks Yes I forgot, but I was thinking more of just a simple click. Greetings Fabian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Weaks Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Yes I forgot, but I was thinking more of just a simple click. Remember there is also a "Services" submenu in the contextual menu, so you can do a 'simple' right click/control click/two-finger click and then select the service from the submenu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruben Gomez Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) This AppleScript within Automator works fine when the link is "visible" (e.g., https://accordance.bible/link/search/KJVS?_%5BKEY_G2150%5D_),but is there any way to tweak it and make it work when the link is "hidden" (i.e., the selected text says "Accordance search" and "behind" it is the link itself -- https://accordance.bible/link/search/KJVS?_%5BKEY_G2150%5D_)? Thanks! Edited July 23, 2018 by Ruben Gomez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhin Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I need help with the automator. I am unable to get it up and running. The hyperlinks are still taking me to the browser and not native accordance app. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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