AppleScript click "run" in Xcode

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I have never used AppleScript before, but I am trying to write a script that will open Xcode and run the correct app on the correct simulator. Unfortunately I keep stumbling into syntax errors and I am somewhat baffled by the documentation (for a language designed to be like English, it's giving me more trouble than it's worth). I figured out how to open Xcode with the "Activate" command, but am stuck on how to click a specific button. From what I understand I should be able to say something like click button 1 of group 1 of window 1 or something like that, but not only is that giving me syntax errors (as are the many variants I've tried), but also I don't know how to figure out which window is window 1, which group is group 1, etc. I tried using the Accessibility Inspector but couldn't make heads or tails out of it. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

EDIT This is not a repeat of the linked question. That question was about running a build command. I want to actually click buttons in Xcode, and am trying to run the "run" command with the simulator.

somehow I hadn't found that. Looks like this might be a repost. I'll try that and see how it goes. Thanks! — Kvass
– Kvass, Commented Jun 25, 2013 at 2:12
So I took a look at that piece of code. It seems to build my project successfully, but what I really want to do is choose a scheme and simulator and click the run button, which would be a different script with which I am still struggling. — Kvass
– Kvass, Commented Jun 25, 2013 at 2:25

justin · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-25 05:38:15Z

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A quick and easy way is to simulate the keystroke:

tell application "Xcode"
    activate
    tell application "System Events"
        perform (keystroke "r" using command down)
    end tell
end tell

answered Jun 25, 2013 at 5:38

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Kvass Over a year ago

Thanks, but what if I want to specify the scheme and simulator first? Are there keystrokes for that?

Kvass Over a year ago

I tried putting a compound tell process "Xcode" statement inside your tell application "System Events" statement with the line click (pop up button whose description is "Active Scheme"), but I got the error: Can’t get pop up button whose description = "Active Scheme".

Kvass Over a year ago

(I chose description is "Active Scheme" because the button that brings up the pop up menu I want says it has AXDescription "Active Scheme." Is that right?)

justin Over a year ago

@Kvass you should be able to do this using Xcode's scripting terminology but it's a bit of a pain and my applescripting skills are not good… you can use Automator Record/Watch Me Do the steps if you want to script the UI. feel free to wait for a more complete answer.

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