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How do I automate clicking a button in an application's window with AppleScript?

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Problem

Let's say I want to click a button that appears somewhere within a window, using AppleScript. works, but you have to know which button exactly you want to press. For example: Scanning is a bit cumbersome when you always have to wait for the scanner to finish, then switch to Image Capture.app, then …

Error Output

tell application "System Events"
    tell process "Image Capture"
        click button "Scan" of window "Image Capture"
    end tell
end tell

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If the button is not available directly, you might have to guess. What works in High Sierra is: On older macOS releases, may have to be used. Another workaround would be to activate the window and press the space bar: You can actually try to near it…

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