How can I pass variables to NSAppleScript (workflow)

[johnofcamas]

I'm trying to kick off a keyboard maestro macro from a workflow, and I have a couple variables that get captured during the workflow.  I'd like to have my 'NSAppleScript' action use these, but I'm not sure how.

 

Here is the example applescript with what I *thought* would work.

 

on alfred_script(q)
-- ignoring application responses
tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine"
   setvariable "alfred_build_product" to "{var:product}"
   do script "Build target (from Alfred)"
end tell
-- end ignoring
end alfred_script

Edited May 18, 2016 by johnofcamas

[deanishe]

I don't think it's possible using Run NSAppleScript. Alfred passes variables as environmental variables to its child processes, but NSAppleScript isn't run in a separate process, so no variables…

 

 

Instead of Run NSAppleScript, use a normal Run Script Action with Language = /usr/bin/osascript (AS). Then you can access your variables thus:

 

setvariable "alfred_build_product" to (system attribute "product")