Fix for "Append to nvALT journal" Alfred extension. Handling non-English characters as well.

nvaltjournal.applescript

on alfred_script(q)
	set theYear to year of (current date) as string
	
	set theMonth to (month of (current date) as number)
	
	if theMonth < 10 then
		set theMonth to "0" & theMonth
	else
		set theMonth to "" & theMonth
	end if
	
	set thisDate to (day of (current date) as number)
	
	if thisDate < 10 then
		set thisDate to "0" & thisDate
	else
		set thisDate to "" & thisDate
	end if
	
	set theDate to "" & year of (current date) & "-" & theMonth & "-" & thisDate
	
	set theHours to (hours of (current date) as number)
	
	if theHours < 10 then
		set theHours to "0" & theHours
	else
		set theHours to "" & theHours
	end if
	
	set theMinutes to (minutes of (current date) as number)
	
	if theMinutes < 10 then
		set theMinutes to "0" & theMinutes
	else
		set theMinutes to "" & theMinutes
	end if
	
	set theTime to theHours & ":" & theMinutes
	
	set temp to the clipboard
	set the clipboard to ((q as string) & ".") -- "." is a dirty hack to fix the malbehavior of applescript.
	
	tell application "nvALT"
		activate
		tell application "System Events"
			keystroke "l" using {command down}
			keystroke theDate & return & return & return
			keystroke theTime & " -- "
			key code 9 using {command down} -- Command+v
			keystroke return
			-- Change this part to your global hotkey
			keystroke "e" using {command down, control down}
		end tell
	end tell
	
	delay 0.5
	set the clipboard to temp
end alfred_script