macOS URL Extraction from String with Applescript

[mooty]

Hi All,

I want to extract an url, or number of urls from a string using applescript, and then set them to items in a list/array

Is this possible?

Thx for any help!

 

[Eraserhead]

yeah should be possible but it depends on how are you getting the url's?

are they saved in a text file?
if so how is the text formatted? (eg space's in between, a new line for each url?)
or are you getting them from safari or camino directly?

 

[mooty]

it would be from a URL probably - ie an html file most likely. Let say that the url is hard coded in the applescript - and the script reads the html from that...

Thanks.

 

[Eraserhead]

OK I have made a simple applescript, I have read in some URL's from a text file (with the script), they are seperated by spaces. I hope it's useful. View attachment applescript.zip

This will work with any list of URL's (without spaces in them) seperated by spaces.

 

[mooty]

wow thanks for your efforts. i'll give it a whirl when i get home tonight and report back

Thank you!

 

[Eraserhead]

no problem...

 

[mooty]

Hi thanks for that - but is there a way to actually get urls from within HTML ? for example pick out all strings that start http:// etc ?

 

[Eraserhead]

I had a quick go but it isn't quick or clever...

I'm sure someone else could do better...
View attachment applescript2.zip