Hi Ray,
The key to whether the Script works is doing the Command-R compile from the
AppleScript Editor. If the AppleScript works (even if it announces 0 words and
0 characters because you don't have a TextEdit window open), then the problem
is with your file saving process -- probably with the
Now that is strange. I tried to save it in to the default Scripts folder which
I believe was off the Library folder off the Macintosh directlry. I'll take
another look. thanks.
Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
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Hi Ray,
I think you may have tried to save the script to a non-existent folder. When I
read your earlier post, you stated your save location was
"Macintosh/Library/Scripts" (without the quotation marks) so if you used the
Command-Shift-G "Go to folder" shortcut to specify the folder location t
What stars? somehow, it's jus not working for me. Could it be the way the
code is written; or, perhaps, the way it's coppied and pasted? I'm just not
getting anywhere with this blasted thing!!!
Here's the code.
>>> tell document 1 of application "TextEdit"
>>> set wordcount to the (cou
That's weird. Mine workedjust fine. Get rid of the stars at the begining at the
script and you should be all set.
Matt
Sent from my macbook pro
On 2011-11-19, at 6:43 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I tried to send this yesterday but got no response what so ever.
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to w
Hi,
I tried to send this yesterday but got no response what so ever.
Hi,
I'm trying to work with the following code:
> tell document 1 of application "TextEdit"
> set wordcount to the (count of words) as text
> set charactercount to the (count of characters) as text
> end tell
> say
