MacOS – the keystroke code for space bar in applescript

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I am trying to create a applescript which utilises the keystroke spacebar I have this code

tell application "System Events"
    keystroke {Space}
end tell

But When I play the script "space" just doesn't work. I don't receive an error message or anything
(the whole code opens a recording software within the script that when spacebar is pressed recording stars but the script doesn't start the recording.)

This post shows how to hold a modifier key left shift and send it to system events, but is the syntax above correct to press the space bar?

Best Answer

Your sample code works properly on my machine (running OS X 10.11.6).

If keystroke space does not work on your machine, try the following:

tell application "System Events"
  key code 49 -- space bar
end tell

Here is a list of key codes for your reference:

AppleScript key codes for keys

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