solved how AppleScript interfaces with Alfred?

[Floating.Point]

Novice disclaimer: I'm very new to this so apologies if I misunderstand concepts or use incorrect terms

 

Hello  

 

Today I used some AppleScript to interface back into Alfred. I've built a hotkey workflow to quickly launch the "Browse Previous Path" feature:

 

 

 

on alfred_script(q)
  tell application "Alfred" to search "Previous"
end alfred_script

 

I have a feeling the Key Combo output is not required, and that I could tell Alfred to action the search via the AppleScript. But I don't really understand how AppleScript interfaces with Alfred…

 

Basically, where can I find out what can be done to Alfred via AppleScript? All my search results are mostly about what Alfred does for AppleScript, rather than what AppleScript does for Alfred. 

 

If anyone could give me a little primer about how this works? or nudge me in the right direction?

 

 

 

[dfay]

Look at the AS dictionary for Alfred

 

https://macscripter.net/viewtopic.php?id=24777

[Floating.Point]

dfay, thank you so much! "AppleScript Dictionaries" the missing link  

[deanishe]

Don’t use Run NSAppleScript to run AppleScript code. Use a Run Script action instead, with Language = “/usr/bin/osascript (AS)”.

 

Run NSAppleScript has strange behaviour.

[Andrew]

@Floating.Point you can set a hotkey for this feature natively in the Features > File Search > Navigation > Previous Path.

[Floating.Point]

Thanks @deanishe for the heads up with NSAppleScript. I went through my Workflows and replaced any existing NSAppleScript actions to Run Script.

 

and @Andrew Oh dear... how silly I feel right now 🤦‍♂️. Of course there is a shortcut for this extremely handy function.