I have this Automator AppleScript to translate texts. It works, but only with one word. If I select two words or more to translate, it changes the hash (#) in the URL to %23, like this
https://www.deepl.com/translator%23pt/en/
and I get a 404 Not Found.
on run {input, parameters}
open location "https://www.deepl.com/translator#pt/en/" & input
end run
I'd use 'Listing 32-7 AppleScriptObjC: Handler that URL encodes text' from Encoding and Decoding Text.
Example AppleScript code:
use framework "Foundation"
use scripting additions
on run {input, parameters}
open location "https://www.deepl.com/translator#pt/en/" & encodeText(input as string)
end run
on encodeText(theText)
set theString to stringWithString_(theText) of NSString of current application
set theEncoding to NSUTF8StringEncoding of current application
set theAdjustedString to stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding_(theEncoding) of theString
return (theAdjustedString as string)
end encodeText