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(*
Toggle GlobalProtect VPN with AppleScript
Tested using macOS Ventura 13.4.1 and GlobalProtect version 6.2.0-89
Written by Trevor Manternach, August 2023.
*)
tell application "System Events" to tell process "GlobalProtect"
click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2
set statusText to name of static text 1 of window 1
if statusText is "Not Connected" then
# GlobalProtect is disconnected, so let's connect
click button "Connect" of window 1
set entireContents to entire contents of window 1
else if statusText is "Connected" then
# GlobalProtect is connected, so let's disconnect
set windowText to entire contents of window 1
repeat with theItem in windowText
if (class of theItem is button) then
if (value of attribute "AXTitle" of theItem is "Disconnect") then
# We found a Disconnect button on the main page, let's click it.
click theItem
exit repeat
else
# We did not find a Disconnect button on the main page, let's hope there is one in the Settings Menu.
click button "Global Protect Options Menu" of window 1
click menu item "Disconnect" of menu "Global Protect Options Menu" of button "Global Protect Options Menu" of window 1
exit repeat
end if
end if
end repeat
end if
click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2
end tell
(*
Toggle GlobalProtect VPN with AppleScript
Tested using macOS 10.14 and GlobalProtect version 5.2.3-22
Tested using macOS Ventura 13.4.1 and GlobalProtect version 6.0.1-19
Written by Trevor Manternach, July 2021.
*)
tell application "System Events" to tell process "GlobalProtect"
click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2 -- Activates the GlobalProtect "window" in the menubar
click button 2 of window 1 -- Clicks either Connect or Disconnect
click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 2 -- This will close the GlobalProtect "window" after clicking Connect/Disconnect. This is optional.
end tell
@nitin88
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nitin88 commented Sep 26, 2024

Screenshot 2024-09-26 at 9 36 41 PM

Post confirmation, it shows username/password

@Mellbourn
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I have a similar problem to that of @orizonlabs. I am running GlobalProtect App Version 6.2.3.-270
Connect works great.
Disconnect fails on the line

click menu item "Disconnect" of menu "Global Protect Options Menu" of button "Global Protect Options Menu" of window 1

I shows the Syntax Error dialog:

System Events got an error: Can’t get menu "Global Protect Options Menu" of button "Global Protect Options Menu" of window 1 of process "GlobalProtect".

@mmacvicar
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@Mellbourn I do not use this script but I experienced the same error and noticed in my environment the Disconnect and Refresh Connection buttons lay within menu 1 of the "Global Protect Options Menu". So try changing that line to:

click menu item "Disconnect" of menu 1 of button "Global Protect Options Menu" of window 1

@Mellbourn
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@mmacvicar unfortunately, that also fails. Syntax error:
System Events got an error: Can’t get menu item "Disconnect" of menu 1 of button "Global Protect Options Menu" of window 1 of process "GlobalProtect".

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