TinyURL TextExpander Snippet

set the ClipURL to (the clipboard as string)

ignoring case
	if ((characters 1 through 4 of ClipURL as string) is not "http") then
		return "Malformed URL."
	else
		set curlCMD to ¬
			"curl --stderr /dev/null \"http://tinyurl.com/api-create.php?url=" & ClipURL & "\""
		
		-- Run the script and get the result:
		set tinyURL to (do shell script curlCMD)
		
		return tinyURL
	end if
end ignoring