I use often this simple checking:

Applescript:

-- check: get name of frontmost application
tell application "System Events"
   set myFrontMost to name of the first process whose frontmost is true
   if myFrontMost is in {"Script Editor", "Script Debugger"} then
       set visible of process myFrontMost to false
       -- Get name of app, which was frontmost before the script editor
       set myFrontMost to name of the first process whose frontmost is true
   end if
end tell

-- then, you continue with frontmost application
if myFrontMost is in {"Pages", "Numbers"} then
   using terms from application "Numbers"
       tell application myFrontMost
           save front document as PDF
       end tell
   end using terms from
end if

NOTE: This method targets applications that have the same name as the process (like this case, with Numbers.app and Pages.app). For other applications you need additional step - associate process names with application names yourself.

Last edited by KniazidisR (2021-04-06 06:06:15 am)

Shane,

I will improve your script, which will be better than mine if it detects the identifiers of the installed script editors automatically:

Applescript:

-- determine correct bundle IDs of installed script editors
tell application "System Events" to set ScriptEditorBundleID to id of application "Script Editor"
set excludedBundleIDsList to ScriptEditorBundleID as list
try
   tell application "System Events" to set ScriptDebuggerBundleID to id of application "Script Debugger"
   set end of excludedBundleIDsList to ScriptDebuggerBundleID
end try

-- check: get bundle ID of frontmost application
tell application "System Events"
   set myFrontMost to bundle identifier of the first process whose frontmost is true
   if myFrontMost is in excludedBundleIDsList then
       set visible of process 1 whose bundle identifier is myFrontMost to false
       -- Get bundle id of app, which was frontmost before the script editor
       set myFrontMost to bundle identifier of the first process whose frontmost is true
   end if
end tell

-- then, you continue with frontmost application
if myFrontMost is in {"com.apple.iWork.Pages", "com.apple.iWork.Numbers"} then
   using terms from application "Numbers"
       tell application id myFrontMost
           save front document as PDF
       end tell
   end using terms from
end if

Last edited by KniazidisR (2021-04-06 08:09:27 am)