On Jun 26, 2011, at 6:09 AM, Bill Cheeseman wrote:
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> On Jun 25, 2011, at 7:52 PM, Andy Lee wrote:
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>> get application id "com.yourcompany.TrivialScriptable"
>> set myApp to result
>> tell myApp
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> It has been true since the beginning of time (1993) that you cannot 'tell' a
> variable but
On Jun 25, 2011, at 7:52 PM, Andy Lee wrote:
> get application id "com.yourcompany.TrivialScriptable"
> set myApp to result
> tell myApp
It has been true since the beginning of time (1993) that you cannot 'tell' a
variable but must instead 'tell' the application, at least in most cases. It's
Glad to hear. And I definitely recommend Neuburg's book.
-Jeff
On Jun 25, 2011, at 7:54 PM, Andy Lee wrote:
> Indeed, that works! And I thought I'd tried that and gotten an error, but my
> syntax must have been wrong.
>
> Many thanks, Jeff. It's such a relief to be able to move on that I won'
Indeed, that works! And I thought I'd tried that and gotten an error, but my
syntax must have been wrong.
Many thanks, Jeff. It's such a relief to be able to move on that I won't even
bother to dope-slap myself. One of these days I'll read Matt Neuburg's book,
but for now... I'll move on.
--An
Hi Andy.
It seems that the indirection confuses AppleScript, and it doesn't know which
dictionary to use. Is there a reason you don't use the following more simple
code?
tell application id "com.yourcompany.TrivialScriptable"
That works better in my testing.
-Jeff
On Jun 25, 2011, at 6:52 P
On Jun 25, 2011, at 07:54 PM, Andy Lee wrote:
I have a scriptable app I want to write AppleScript that targets the app
That should be: "I have a scriptable app. I want to write AppleScript that targets
the app...".
--Andy
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This has been bedeviling me all day. As an AppleScript novice I suspect -- I
*hope* -- I'm missing something trivial.
I have a scriptable app I want to write AppleScript that targets the app via
its bundle identifier rather than its name. But when I do what seems the
obvious thing, I get a -17
