Re: Open an Application from within RR-Andre's a Genius
On 9/28/04 12:17 AM, Kathy Jaqua [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks Ken,
You guys are so bright! This genius list is growing.
blush
So where should I place your learned following script:
(which I might add is just a tiny bit over my head ;)
OK, Kathy, no problem. You already know from Andre's script that you can use
Rev to run an AppleScript, just as if you'd done it in Apple's Script Editor
application. The AppleScript is executed by Rev using the syntax:
do scriptText as AppleScript
where scriptText is the script you want to execute. As you are currently
doing, you can provide the script by using the contents of a field. But you
can also provide using a variable. So your Open iCal script (which is
currently sitting in a field) could also be executed like this:
on mouseUp
put tell application quote iCal quote return \
activate return end tell into tScript
do tScript as AppleScript
end mouseUp
This would mean you could remove that extra field if you wanted to because
it's all in the script.
The nice thing about Rev is that you can do certain things to shorten the
script and/or make it more readable. For example, return can be replaced
with cr (which does the same thing), and I personally don't like typing
quote quotedString quote in a script (especially if I'm doing it a
lot), so I created a function called q that puts quotes around things:
function q pWhat
return quote pWhat quote
end q
(BTW: I forgot to include this function with my last email - sorry...)
Additionally, you can use the backslash character to break script lines for
readability. I do this with things like AppleScript so that one visible line
in Transcript corresponds to one visible line in AppleScript. You don't have
to do this, but I happen to like it. So your Open iCal script can now look
like this:
on mouseUp
put tell application q(iCal) cr \
activate cr \
end tell into tScript
do tScript as AppleScript
end mouseUp
So the code I'd sent you:
function isAppRunning pAppname
replace .app with in pAppName
put tell application q(Finder) cr \
return the processes \
cr end tell into tAS
do tAS as AppleScript
put the result into tProcs
return (offset(process q(pAppName),tProcs) 0)
end isAppRunning
Would be called like this:
on mouseUp
if isAppRunning(iCal) then
answer iCal's running!
else
answer iCal's not running.
end if
end mouseUp
And the code does this (I'm adding line numbers for clarity):
1: function isAppRunning pAppname
2:replace .app with in pAppName
3:put tell application q(Finder) cr \
return the processes \
cr end tell into tAS
4:do tAS as AppleScript
5:put the result into tProcs
6:return (offset(process q(pAppName),tProcs) 0)
7: end isAppRunning
In line 1, we pass in the name of the application we want to check as a
parameter to the isAppRunning function. The name can either be the short
name of the application (like iCal) or the name of the application with
its extension (iCal.app).
In line 2, since the AppleScript that runs returns a list of running
applications *without* their extensions, I want to eliminate the .app if
for some reason it was passed to the function, so I call the replace
command to do that job.
Lines 3 to 4 you are more familiar with, in that they run an AppleScript
that returns the list of running processes (applications).
Whenever AppleScript returns a value, Rev can retrieve that value by
checking the result right after the AppleScript is called. Line 5 does
this, and puts the list of running applications into the local variable
'tProcs'.
In line 6 we check to see if the application name that was passed into the
function exists in the list of currently running applications that
AppleScript returned. This line is a combination line of code; that is, it
is the collapsed form of:
if offset(process q(pAppName),tProcs) 0 then
return true
else
return false
end if
Since AppleScript returns the list in its own format, the variable tProcs
looks something like this:
{application process loginwindow of application Finder, application
process Dock of application Finder, application processs iCal of
application Finder}
So to determine if iCal is in this list, I'm checking to see if the
phrase:
process iCal
exists in the list of processes using the offset() function. If it does, it
returns a value that corrresponds to the location in the string where I can
find it; if not, it returns 0. For the purposes of my code, all I care about
is whether it returns 0 or not; 0 is false, anything else is true.
Then we end the function in line 7 and we're done! So if you include the
isAppRunning() function along with the q() function in your script, and call
it like this:
if isAppRunning(iCal) then ...
you should be in good shape. :-)
Hope this helps,
Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Web site:
Open an Application from within RR-Andre's a Genius 3
An example of using appleScript from Run Rev to open an Application and check the result (in case it was not installed is the Mac OS 9, OS X) Ken this is a great example of RunRev's ability to use appleScript. This line by line explanation was of great help to me on many levels. If you don't mind I am going to forward this to Dan Shafer for future publication inclusion considerations. It will help many others like myself who are new to appleScript calls using the Transcript Language. I know it took your valuable time to carefully explain each step. It's also a good example of offsets and function calls. (It's been years sense hyperCard and a lot of us are a little rusty.) We need more of these examples and I hope runRev is listening :) Again many Thanks. Kathy Graves Jaqua A Wildest Dream Software [EMAIL PROTECTED] The scripts to which I have been referring are as follows: A. From Andrew Garzia (using appleScript only) B. From Ken Ray (calling appleScript from RunRev or MetaCard) A. Opens the Application iCal (Traditional appleScript) Kathy try putting this on a field called myscript: tell application iCal activate end tell put a button with the following script on mouseUp do field myscript as applescript end mouseUp --- B. Opens Application iCal and checks to see if it is open (Using Transcript to call Applescript) OK, Kathy, no problem. You already know from Andre's script that you can use Rev to run an AppleScript, just as if you'd done it in Apple's Script Editor application. The AppleScript is executed by Rev using the syntax: do scriptText as AppleScript where scriptText is the script you want to execute. As you are currently doing, you can provide the script by using the contents of a field. But you can also provide using a variable. So your Open iCal script (which is currently sitting in a field) could also be executed like this: on mouseUp put tell application quote iCal quote return \ activate return end tell into tScript do tScript as AppleScript end mouseUp This would mean you could remove that extra field if you wanted to because it's all in the script. The nice thing about Rev is that you can do certain things to shorten the script and/or make it more readable. For example, return can be replaced with cr (which does the same thing), and I personally don't like typing quote quotedString quote in a script (especially if I'm doing it a lot), so I created a function called q that puts quotes around things: function q pWhat return quote pWhat quote end q (BTW: I forgot to include this function with my last email - sorry...) Additionally, you can use the backslash character to break script lines for readability. I do this with things like AppleScript so that one visible line in Transcript corresponds to one visible line in AppleScript. You don't have to do this, but I happen to like it. So your Open iCal script can now look like this: on mouseUp put tell application q(iCal) cr \ activate cr \ end tell into tScript do tScript as AppleScript end mouseUp So the code I'd sent you: function isAppRunning pAppname replace .app with in pAppName put tell application q(Finder) cr \ return the processes \ cr end tell into tAS do tAS as AppleScript put the result into tProcs return (offset(process q(pAppName),tProcs) 0) end isAppRunning Would be called like this: on mouseUp if isAppRunning(iCal) then answer iCal's running! else answer iCal's not running. end if end mouseUp And the code does this (I'm adding line numbers for clarity): 1: function isAppRunning pAppname 2:replace .app with in pAppName 3:put tell application q(Finder) cr \ return the processes \ cr end tell into tAS 4:do tAS as AppleScript 5:put the result into tProcs 6:return (offset(process q(pAppName),tProcs) 0) 7: end isAppRunning In line 1, we pass in the name of the application we want to check as a parameter to the isAppRunning function. The name can either be the short name of the application (like iCal) or the name of the application with its extension (iCal.app). In line 2, since the AppleScript that runs returns a list of running applications *without* their extensions, I want to eliminate the .app if for some reason it was passed to the function, so I call the replace command to do that job. Lines 3 to 4 you are more familiar with, in that they run an AppleScript that returns the list of running processes (applications). Whenever AppleScript returns a value, Rev can retrieve that value by checking the result right after the AppleScript is called. Line 5 does this, and puts the list of running applications into the local variable 'tProcs'. In line 6 we check to see if the application name that was passed into the function exists in the list of
Open an Application from within RR
Is there a script to open (Launch) the MacOS X iCal Application from a button within RunRev. I am still using 2.2.1 but will update later. tank ya tank ya (lot's of Bubbles:) Kathy Graves Jaqua A Wildest Dream Software [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Open an Application from within RR
Hi Kathy! been some time since last talked to you. Put this on a field: tell application iCal to activate end tell execute this as applescript... i think this sould to the trick of launching iCal. Cheers Andre On Sep 27, 2004, at 11:51 PM, Kathy Jaqua wrote: Is there a script to open (Launch) the MacOS X iCal Application from a button within RunRev. I am still using 2.2.1 but will update later. tank ya tank ya (lot's of Bubbles:) Kathy Graves Jaqua A Wildest Dream Software [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution -- Andre Alves Garzia 2004 BRAZIL http://studio.soapdog.org ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Open an Application from within RR
Hi Andre It's nice to hear from you to. Thank you but I have no idea what you just wrote. (Yes, It's me:) I want the user to be able to open the iCal Application from a button that they click on. I don't know Apple Script. Do you have a button RunRev script? (and see no C--pretend your an old hyperCard person;) Kathy Graves Jaqua A Wildest Dream Software ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Open an Application from within RR
Kathy try putting this on a field called myscript: tell application iCal activate end tell put a button with the following script on mouseUp do field myscript as applescript end mouseUp I guess that should work... You can hide the field myscript so that it does not interfere with your interface. =) Cheers andre On Sep 28, 2004, at 12:13 AM, Kathy Jaqua wrote: Hi Andre It's nice to hear from you to. Thank you but I have no idea what you just wrote. (Yes, It's me:) I want the user to be able to open the iCal Application from a button that they click on. I don't know Apple Script. Do you have a button RunRev script? (and see no C--pretend your an old hyperCard person;) Kathy Graves Jaqua A Wildest Dream Software ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution -- Andre Alves Garzia 2004 Soap Dog Studios - BRAZIL http://studio.soapdog.org ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Open an Application from within RR-Andre's a Genius
Andre So what took you so long--at least a minute has past. Can we try for 15 seconds next time!! Yes This worked and I think you just taught me Apple Script as well. I'm at luv and kisses now. Kathy Graves Jaqua A Wildest Dream Software ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Open an Application from within RR-Andre's a Genius
Andre or... How can I tell if the application iCal is opened? Maybe they deleted it or something. Is there a script to check this so I can give them a dialog box suggesting they might reinstall the application. Kathy Graves Jaqua A Wildest Dream Software [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: Open an Application from within RR-Andre's a Genius
On 9/27/04 11:42 PM, Kathy Jaqua [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andre or... How can I tell if the application iCal is opened? Maybe they deleted it or something. Is there a script to check this so I can give them a dialog box suggesting they might reinstall the application. How about this: function isAppRunning pAppname replace .app with in pAppName put tell application q(Finder) cr return the processes \ cr end tell into tAS do tAS as AppleScript put the result into tProcs return (offset(process q(pAppName),tProcs) 0) end isAppRunning HTH, Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Web site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Open an Application from within RR-Andre's a Genius
Thanks Ken, You guys are so bright! This genius list is growing. So where should I place your learned following script: (which I might add is just a tiny bit over my head ;) function isAppRunning pAppname replace .app with in pAppName put tell application q(Finder) cr return the processes \ cr end tell into tAS do tAS as AppleScript put the result into tProcs return (offset(process q(pAppName),tProcs) 0) end isAppRunning So what exactly does this script do; since I understood-- lets see; replace, with, put, cr...Umm-- shall I go on with this list. All kidding aside I really want to learn this script! I now have this button open iCal that say: on mouseUp do field myscript as applescript end mouseUp field myscript: tell application iCal activate end tell Now what do I do? Kathy Graves Jaqua A Wildest Dream Software [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
