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# applescript script to delete variables
tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine"
	set to_delete to {"my_email", "first_name", "last_name", "my_mobile"}
	repeat with my_var in to_delete
		setvariable (my_var as text) to "%Delete%"
	end repeat
	# set value of variables whose name starts with "minst" to "%Delete%"
end tell

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async function scrapeLinkedinSearch() {
  let allProfiles = [];
  let page = 1;
  window.scrollTo(0, document.body.scrollHeight);
  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
  // find the button aria-label="Next"
  let nextButton = document.querySelector('button[aria-label="Next"]');

  const peeps = getProfiles();
  allProfiles.push(...peeps);

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export function createCSV(data, fileName) {
  const headers = Object.keys(data[0]);

  const csvContent = [
    headers.join(","),
    ...data.map((row) =>
      headers
        .map((header) => {
          const value = row[header];
          if (value === null) return "null";

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async function scrollDown() {
  const wrapper = document.querySelector("#search-page-list-container");
  await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    var totalHeight = 0;
    var distance = 600;

    var timer = setInterval(async () => {
      var scrollHeightBefore = wrapper.scrollHeight;
      wrapper.scrollBy(0, distance);
      totalHeight += distance;

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JXA Resources

Revised: 2019-11-28 16:16 GMT-6

This is a list of the key resources I have found useful. If you know of others, please post in a comment below, and I will add to this list.

I have tried to order this list in the order that, to me, is best for learning JXA from scratch. We all learn a bit diferently, so adjust to suit your style/needs. Please post if you have suggestions on learning JXA.

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// Click an OS X app sub-menu item
// 2nd argument is an array of arbitrary length (exact menu item labels, giving full path)

// e.g. menuItemClick("InqScribe", ['View', 'Aspect Ratio', 'Use Media Ratio'])

// Note that the menu path (spelling & sequence) must be exactly as in the app
// See menuItemTestClick() below for a slower version which reports any errors

// For OS X 10.10 Yosemite JXA JavaScript for Automation

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// Click an OS X app sub-menu item
// 2nd argument is an array of arbitrary length (exact menu item labels, giving full path)

// e.g. menuItemClick("InqScribe", ['View', 'Aspect Ratio', 'Use Media Ratio'])

// Note that the menu path (spelling & sequence) must be exactly as in the app
// See menuItemTestClick() below for a slower version which reports any errors

// For macOS Yosemite to Sierra

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I find list slices good for this:

>>> x = [1, 2, 3]
>>> a = x [1:2]
>>> a
[2]
>>> b = x [4:5]
>>> b
[]

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How to Scroll a Page With JavaScript

Copied from: How to Scroll the Page With JavaScript Link

This page demonstrates how to use the JavaScript scrollBy and setTimeout methods to make a web page scroll down automatically. Change the timeout value to alter the scrolling speed in milliseconds. The example function below (arbitrarily called pageScroll) shows how this can work:

function pageScroll() {
    	window.scrollBy(0,50); // horizontal and vertical scroll increments
 scrolldelay = setTimeout('pageScroll()',100); // scrolls every 100 milliseconds

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sourced from: What is the JavaScript version of sleep()? - Stack Overflow Link

function sleep(ms) {
  return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
}

async function demo() {
  console.log('Taking a break...');
  await sleep(2000);
 console.log('Two seconds later, showing sleep in a loop...');