Using applescript to open url in existing chrome tab?

Question

I have a simple applescript that I launch at the beginning of class every day to set up my development environment and open my directory in Chrome. It works as it, but I am OCD and would like it to open the URL in the existing new tab that is created when you first launch Chrome.

tell application "Google Chrome"
    activate
    open location "http://mydir.dev"
end tell

I've tried searching through the Chrome dictionary but I can't seem to find anything to help.

adayzdone · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-23 17:33:08Z

4

Try:

tell application "Google Chrome"
    if not (exists window 1) then reopen
    set URL of active tab of window 1 to "http://mydir.dev"
end tell

answered Jan 23, 2016 at 17:33

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compostkicker Over a year ago

Worked like a charm. Thank you so much!

Kamin Pallaghy Over a year ago

Does this need to then refresh the page

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