Re: steps to create script from text found in mail or a page

2012-05-31 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Applescript can be very picky about things. I was working on a script yesterday to look at XML files, and whenI passed the XML file in Apple HFS style or as a Script File object it complained about not being about to convert the file to an integer. Then when I used Unix / posix file name stand

Re: steps to create script from text found in mail or a page

2012-05-30 Thread Esther
Hi Ioana, If you want to read through a complete set of instructions on how to save a set of posted AppleScript commands to the AppleScript Editor, compile, and run the AppleScript, you might take a look at my post to the mac-access list on "Speeding up podcasts on the Mac" in the version saved at

Re: steps to create script from text found in mail or a page

2012-05-30 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi Jonathan, Thanks for your answers! When I was reading up on showing idden files there were some scripts posted. I mean commands with tell application et. I tried to copy the text and put it in script editor and got compile error. Is this the way to do it normally? Maybe I was just missing s

Re: steps to create script from text found in mail or a page

2012-05-29 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Can you be more specific I have written a few AppleScripts and helped a few people on this list with other scripts. Best wishes, Jonathan C. Cohn jon.c.c...@gmail.com +1 *(703) 573-6956 http://www.linkedin.com/in/JCCohn On May 28, 2012, at 9:17 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: > HI all, > > I found

steps to create script from text found in mail or a page

2012-05-28 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
HI all, I found somewhere some suggestions for script code for hiding and showing files but have no idea how to get that text into a script. Incidentally they recommend you save it as an app this makes it even more confusing. Thanks for outlining some steps for me. I suppose I go to script edit