In MacOSX, can't get applescript+automator service working to send text from any application to “Sublime Text 3”

Question

Want to send text from any application to "Sublime Text 3" and this is how I am thinking of doing it

Create an "automator" service
Set a shortcut for it
Call shortcut from app

I am able to create the "automator" service and it works fine when tested from within "automator" (by means of the "Get Text" action)

But, when I trigger shortcut from application, "Sublime Text" does not open new tab with the selected text (and does nothing)

This is how I am setting up the "automator" service

Service receives selected text in any application
Copy to Clipboard

Run this applescript

on run {input, parameters}

    tell application "System Events"
        set frontmost of process "Sublime Text" to true
        tell application "System Events" to keystroke "n" using command down
        tell application "System Events" to keystroke "v" using command down
    end tell

end run

Appreciate the help, thanks

user3439894 user3439894 · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-09T15:53:44

The following example AppleScript code works for me:

on run {input, parameters}
    tell application "Sublime Text" to activate
    delay 1
    tell application "System Events"
        keystroke "n" using command down
        delay 0.5
        keystroke "v" using command down
    end tell
end run

Note that the value of the delay commands may or may not need to be adjusted for timing on your system.

In MacOSX, can't get applescript+automator service working to send text from any application to “Sublime Text 3”

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