Put current IP address on Clipboard AppleScript

I never remember to post these scripts which I write and often use onto the web, so that Google can index them.

So in an attempt to solve that, here we go: Here’s an AppleScript that I use often via QuickSilver. It calls Growl so – if you don’t have Growl, remove the growl parts otherwise AppleScript will ask you where GrowlHelperApp is.


set theIP to do shell script "ifconfig | grep 'broadcast' | awk '{print $2}'"

tell application "GrowlHelperApp"
set defaultNotification to "Put IP address on Clipboard"
set myAllNotesList to {defaultNotification}
register as application defaultNotification all notifications myAllNotesList default notifications {defaultNotification} icon of application "Finder.app"
notify with name defaultNotification title defaultNotification description "Your IP Address (" & theIP & ") has been put on the clipboard" application name defaultNotification
end tell


Click this link to make a new Script in ScriptEditor containing the above script

3 comments

1. PeterVk says:

   Excellent – this was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

   January 30th, 2008 at 2:28 pm

2. Bryan Vines says:

   Thanks! The first line of the script was all I needed to get me going in the right direction.

   July 31st, 2008 at 3:32 pm

3. alwaro says:

   Perfect!! I only can to say thanks, it´s perfect. This little script is a perfect example for my creations

   November 20th, 2009 at 8:32 pm