Hm... I don't get it. There's no line ApplescriptFunction which
contains a return command. Isn't that necessary to obtain a return
value from a function?
>
>get AppleScriptFunction("nameOfFunction", "path:to:file", 1, 2, "three",
>"four")
>
>Mind that on Mac OS classic you need to use colons in the path (2nd param),
>while on Mac OS X you must use slashes.
>
>Then in the stack-script you can put:
>
>function AppleScriptFunction aFun, aFile
> put "set theScript to load script (alias ""e&aFile"e&")"&return& \
> "tell theScript to "&aFun&"(" into ASfunc
> if paramcount() > 2 then
> repeat with e = 3 to paramcount()
> put param(e) into f
> if param(e) is a number then
> put f & "," after ASfunc
> else
> put quote & f & quote & "," after ASfunc
> end if
> end repeat
> else
> put " " after ASfunc
> end if
> put ")" into last char of ASfunc
> do ASfunc as applescript
>end AppleScriptFunction
>
>Now you can call any function with any number of parameters. The value that
>is returned by the AppleScript-function is returned by "AppleScriptFunction"
>as well.
>
>> The overall goal here is to use Revolution to provide a window and a
>> progress bar to a running Applescript. I'm also trying to figure out
>> how to launch an app (the Apple System Profiler) in a hidden way so
>> the user doesn't have to see it.
>
>AppleScript only returns something to RunRev when a function is completely
>finished. So you can let the progress bar shift when a function is
>completed, but probably not when only one long AppleScript function is
>called.
>
>I don't know if you can hide an app (probably you can, but I don't know
>how). But as long as you don't use 'activate', it stays in the background.
>
>Terry
>
>
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