On 12/18/01 2:36 PM, "Richard Shane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> In Entourage, I 
> highlight a contact and run the script.  Entourage then creates error
> message:
> 
> "The variable shortcut is not defined."
> 
> What do I need to do differently?

You must have broken the very first line:

--New Task (or event) from selected contact; assign to kbd shortcut

into two:

--New Task (or event) from selected contact; assign to kbd
shortcut
 

The double-dashes make the line "comments", not code (usually italics in
Script Editor). Allowing the last word onto a new line turns it into code.
Since it's not an official AppleScript keyword, it's a variable. A single
variable on a line will not error in compiling (checking syntax) - although
two such words in a row, if neither is a preposition or something else that
happens to be a keyword, would have errored. but in run-time, you'll get an
execution error because that "variable" has not been defined. (For good
reason, since it's not actually part of the script.) Just put it back on the
previous line where it belongs. You may have more lines like that: see if
you can figure them out for yourself.
-- 
Paul Berkowitz


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