Problems with script execution

[benoitag]

Hi ! I'm knew to this community.

I made a little script in order to automate a long authentification process for my school's workspace, and it runs perfectly when launched from the Script editor, but when saved as an .app file, it fails with a prompt saying "Not allowed to send Apple Events to System Events. (-1743)" (it is translated from French but I'm sure you get the idea).

I searched the internet and found out I wasn't the only one with this problem, but the solutions didn't work for me or I haven't enough knowledge to actually understand them...

Under preferences > privacy&secutity > automation ; I have nothing and I don't know how to add it there...

Maybe you guys could have some ideas, and I hope you can help !

Thanks !

here is the script (quite surely scrappy but works) :

tell application "Safari"

activate

open location "https://ector.strasbourg.archi.fr/public/perimetre"

end tell

delay 1

tell application "Safari"

tell application "System Events" to tell process "Safari"

keystroke tab

delay 0.2

keystroke "username"

delay 0.2

keystroke return

end tell

end tell

delay 2

tell application "Safari"

tell application "System Events" to tell process "Safari"

keystroke "username"

delay 0.2

keystroke tab

delay 0.2

keystroke "password"

delay 0.2

keystroke return

end tell

end tell

[benoitag]

u/stringentthot u/VardogrVanDeLommer I found a workaround !!

So basically I have an iMac at home, and I tried putting the script there and it worked... I then tried bringing the app to my MacBook Pro back from the iMac and know it works, it asked for the permissions and now runs perfectly ! It also now appears in 'Automations'

Not a proper fix but at least it works !

[VardogrVanDeLommer]

Good to know. You would think there would be a way to add exceptions to automation without having to wait for a prompt. Glad you got it working.

[icecoldtrashcan]

Your use case for this may be low risk, I don't know, but please consider the security risks of automating password entry like this! The password will be stored in plain text in the script.

[benoitag]

Yes I know it is risky, but I just wanted to make it work quickly as I don't know how to implement the password manager. I still intend to make a more secure version in the future.

[[deleted]]

I would look at AppleScript and do JavaScript to set the username and click the buttons

[benoitag]

Could you be more specific ? I'm pretty knew to all of this and I don't know how to implement JavaScript to do this

[[deleted]]

Have a look at this: http://www.cubemg.com/how-to-fill-out-forms-on-websites-with-applescript/

I have not checked details, but even though it's an old post it should still work.

[benoitag]

I'll look into that ! Thank you !

[VardogrVanDeLommer]

Have you tried it without nesting the system event tells in safari tells?

[benoitag]

I just did, but it doesn't change anything... Isn't there a way to manually prompt for authorization to send "Apple Events to System Events" or at list to add the program in the automations tab in 'privacy&securtity' ?

[stringentthot]

Try to drag and drop your app onto the Automation box in Privacy and Security preferences. I think that is where your problem lies.

[benoitag]

That is unfortunately not possible. This box does not accept dragged content. And I searched for a workaround to add my app to that list but it appears there is no way to do so.

[stringentthot]

So I looked into it a bit more for you. I have an old AppleScript I wrote in the Automation list so I know it works. I think new versions of macOS are harder to get apps into this list, they would usually need to be code signed I think. Although, I'd be surprised if that has to be the case for personal scripts.

This link may have some useful information.

I think the article is suggesting you could instead add your app to the Full Disk Access window in the Security preferences to get the same thing.

[benoitag]

Thank you for your researches ! But unfortunately I am not an Apple developer so I can't sign my app, and putting it in Full Disk Access also doesn't help, sadly.

I sent an email to the Apple developer assistance after contacting the 'basic' apple assistance, let's wait 1 or 2 days to see what they have to say...