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AppleScript to make Google Chrome open/reload a URL
tell application "Google Chrome"
activate
set theUrl to "http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/timer.pl"
if (count every window) = 0 then
make new window
end if
set found to false
set theTabIndex to -1
repeat with theWindow in every window
set theTabIndex to 0
repeat with theTab in every tab of theWindow
set theTabIndex to theTabIndex + 1
if theTab's URL = theUrl then
set found to true
exit
end if
end repeat
if found then
exit repeat
end if
end repeat
if found then
tell theTab to reload
set theWindow's active tab index to theTabIndex
set index of theWindow to 1
else
tell window 1 to make new tab with properties {URL:theUrl}
end if
end tell
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