Combine multi-line address data into one single line?

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

I’m looking for some help here with a script that needs to work with Apple Shortcuts on the Mac.

If I extract address data from a photo in shortcuts I get the address information in the format of:

Scalby Lodge, Burniston Road
Scarborough
England
YO13 0DA
United Kingdom

I’m looking for a script which can take that and reformat it into one line of text, i.e.:

Scalby Lodge, Burniston Road, Scarborough, England, YO13 0DA, United Kingdom

Adding the commas in between each line would be a bonus :slight_smile:

Is this possible? The input to the script would be a multi-line address and the desired output the single line…

#2 
set addr to "Scalby Lodge, Burniston Road
Scarborough
England
YO13 0DA
United Kingdom"

set listAddr to paragraphs of addr

set {TIDs, AppleScript's text item delimiters} to {AppleScript's text item delimiters, ", "}
set addr to listAddr as text
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to TIDs
addr
--> "Scalby Lodge, Burniston Road, Scarborough, England, YO13 0DA, United Kingdom"

Under the assumption that the address is formatted as you showed us.

#3

That is wonderful many many thanks. It always amazes me how you guys can wrap your head round this sort of thing. :grinning:

#4

And for the fun of it, the same in JavaScript:

`Scalby Lodge, Burniston Road
Scarborough
England
YO13 0DA
United Kingdom`.split('\n').join(', ');

split creates an array from the single lines. Then join concatenates the elements of this array, inserting ", " (comma followed by space) between them. So split acts like paragraphs of in AppleScript and join like the combination of set text delimeter to and listAddr as text.

#5

Way cool, thanks guys!