On 05/24/2021, at 21:44, Rich Siegel <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> This is a good script. Some feedback: as a matter of best practices and 
> future proofing, avoid targeting windows (or elements of them).


Hey Duncan,

Here's the script using Rich's suggested best practices.

I'm using the top table on this page as my test data:

https://material.angular.io/components/table/examples 
<https://material.angular.io/components/table/examples>


--
Best Regards,
Chris

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# Auth: Christopher Stone <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]>>
# dCre: 2021/05/24 21:24
# dMod: 2021/05/25 17:04
# Appl: BBEdit
# Task: Copy Safari Table to New BBEdit Document and Find-Replace.
#     : (Following Best Practices)
# Libs: None
# Osax: None
# Tags: @Applescript, @Script, @BBEdit, @Table, @RegEx, @Massage, @Data
# Vers: 1.50
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set jsCmdStr to "

(() => {
    return window.getSelection().toString()
})();

"
set tableContent to doJavaScriptInSafari(jsCmdStr)

tell application "BBEdit"
    activate
    
    set newDoc to make new text document with properties {text:tableContent}
    
    # Resize and reposition the new document.
    # {x1, y1, x2, y2} Upper-Left-Corner, Lower-Right-Corner.
    set bounds of front window to {0, 45, 1314, 1196}
    
    tell newDoc
        replace "Carbon|Helium" using "••••••" options {search mode:grep, case 
sensitive:false, starting at top:true}
    end tell
    
end tell
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