applescript to build in IntelliJ IDEA

Question

Is it possible to write a applescript to:

activate IntelliJ IDEA

make project

I tried:

tell application "IntelliJ IDEA 13.1.3.app"
    activate
    write text "^b" -- I have mapped ctrl+b to make project
end tell

but it didn't work.

Recording actions in automator and playing them back works sometimes but not always.

Seeing how there isn't much on the interwebs regarding IDEA+applescript. I almost feel, IDEA doesn't support applescript but I haven't verified this claim.

Answer 1

Try using the "System Events" app instead for the keystroke emulation.

eg,

activate application "IntelliJ IDEA 13.1.3"

tell application "System Events"
    keystroke "b" using control down
end tell