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Copy To Clipboard

Octory PRO
Element type: Dictionary
Availability: 2.0.6+

Copy a string in the clipboard. It's possible to use variables in the string.

Keys

NameTypePossible valuesRequired
TypeStringCopyToClipboardRequired
TextString-Required
LogBoolean-
ConditionDictionary (Condition)-

Detail

Type Required

Type: String
Explanation: The type of the action has to be CopyToClipboard.

Text Required

Type: String
Explanation: The text that will be copied to the clipboard. Can use variables.

Log

Type: Boolean
Default: true
Explanation: If true, the copied text will appear in the logs. Set it to false when a sensible info should not be logged.

Condition

Type: Dictionary (Condition)
Explanation: Allows launch the action only based on a boolean expression.

Example

Copy the machine serial number placeholder in the clipboard.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<!-- ... -->
<key>ActionSets</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>Type</key>
<string>Parallel</string>
<key>Triggers</key>
<array>
<string>Custom(copySerial)</string>
</array>
<key>Actions</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>Type</key>
<string>CopyToClipboard</string>
<key>Text</key>
<string>${DEVICE_SERIAL_NUMBER}</string>
</dict>
</array>
</dict>
</array>
<!-- ... -->
</dict>
</plist>