TextWrangler/BBEdit script

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#1

I want to add xml tags to a selection in TextWrangler using applescript

For a selection like “Heading 1”, I would like it to be fromatted as Heading 1

Thanks for any/all suggestions.

#2

I have it figured out –
This works for me…

This applescript is attached to a shortcut on quickeys. That way every time I press F3,
Quickeys will press Cmd-C
applescript runs the text processing
Quickeys will press Cmd-V
& the current selection in Textwrangler is replaced by

selection


to clearClipboard()
	tell application "Finder"
		set the clipboard to ""
	end tell
end clearClipboard

tell application "Finder"
	tell application "TextWrangler"
		
		set mytext to the clipboard
		set openTag to "<h1>"
		set closeTag to "</h1>"
		set finalText to openTag & mytext & closeTag
		clearClipboard() of me
		set the clipboard to finalText
		
	end tell
end tell

HOWEVER I wished there was a way to do all of this(including copying the selection from TW) in applescript.
AND I am not sure if I could have avoided that subroutine…

#3

Hi, dns278.

This works OK in Script Editor:

tell application "TextWrangler"
	set selection to "<h1>" & selection & "</h1>"
end tell
#4

Wow.
That was easy.

Thanx Nigel

When will I learn to script easily like that ?? :frowning:

#5

Hi, dns278.

Don’t despair. Working out how to write for the different AppleScript implementations in different scriptable applications is an imprecise science. Often, as in this instance, it’s simply informed guesswork. You gradually get a feel for it. :slight_smile: