Copy shortcut AppleScript

Asks you to pick a shortcut from a folder and places that name in the correct AppleScript for running the shortcut in the background.

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Scripting Actions

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Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
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Get My Shortcuts
Gets the shortcuts stored on this device. For example, you could use this action with the Make Archive action to zip up your shortcuts.
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Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection. Prompt The instruction provided when the list is presented. Select Multiple When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
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Ask for Input
Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.
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Text
Passes the specified text to the next action.
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Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
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Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Copy%20shortcut%20AppleScript
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Copy%20shortcut%20AppleScript
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Copy shortcut AppleScript” end tell

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