Hi Rick, The file is generated as a XML export from FileMaker using an XSL Style Sheet that merges the FileMaker stat with a Word RTF file.
The output though has the extension txt. When I open it straight up in TexEdit_Plus the line breaks are fine. So from what you’re saying BBedit is handling it as text. Is there a way to have Bbedit read it in and out again as rtf ? Sadly I set all this up as far back as 2004 at least and now can’t remember what not was about the import to InDesign that needed the reprocessing through TexEdit-Plus or it didn’t but that’s how remained the files as I cycled through categories in FileMaker. Thanks for the guidance I shall continue to trash around till I figure it out and retiree my current mac ! Kind Regards Eric > On 18 Aug 2023, at 4:11 pm, Rick Gordon <[email protected]> wrote: > > I suspect that either: > > * It is not a text file; Tex-Edit Plus also handles RTF, DOC, and > AppleWorks files. > > * It is a text file, but the text encoding is not matching what you've > chosen in BBEdit. > > Rick Gordon > > -------- > > On August 17, 2023 at 11:06:59 PM [-0700], Eric wrote in an email entitled > "Re: Bbedit Applescript command": >> Ok last thing. >> If I simply drag the SourceFile onto the TexEdit app it opens correctly >> formatted. >> Drag it onto BBedit it doesn't. >> Anyone know why ? >> Kind Regards >> Eric >> >> >> On Friday, August 18, 2023 at 3:10:09 PM UTC+10 Eric wrote: >> >> Hi again, >> A bit more. >> >> I've stepped through the whole process and it is in this line that >> the necessary transformations done >> >> *save*/window/1 in/file/ResultFileas/string/with >> creator«/class/TBB6» *with* unstyled formatting >> >> >> Commenting out each phrase after ResultFile fails until it's all >> there. The works. >> >> Switching to BBedit starts with not compiling with the Creator >> Type phrase. >> Cutting that out and seeing I can force the string complies but >> fails to execute. >> "Can’t make file "xyz" of application "BBEdit" into type string. >> >> So I'm back to square one. >> How to reproduce that line in BBedit :( >> >> Kind Regards >> Eric >> >> >> On Friday, August 18, 2023 at 2:21:55 PM UTC+10 Eric wrote: >> >> Hi Fletcher, >> Thanks for responding. >> I think because I've been struggling to understand what's >> happening I've struggled to explain the problem. >> Assuming along the way that its just an app switch. >> But not quite so. >> Below is text messy but I've narrowed down the issue. >> The presenting problem is simply that in one case Indesign >> opens the import tagged text dialog and responds. In the other >> it misses that's tagged text coming in. >> >> So this Snippet transforms the text and works. >> >> (*Process the file for InDesign*) >> >> *tell* /application/"Tex-Edit Plus" >> >> *activate* >> >> *open*/file/SourceFile >> >> *save*/window/1 in/file/ResultFileas/string/with >> creator«/class/TBB6» *with* unstyled formatting >> >> *close*/window/1 saving/no/ >> >> *end* *tell* >> >> *tell* /application/"Finder" >> >> *activate* >> >> *end* *tell*(*Process the file for InDesign*) >> >> *tell* /application/"Tex-Edit Plus" >> >> *activate* >> >> *open*/file/SourceFile >> >> *save*/window/1 in/file/ResultFileas/string/with >> creator«/class/TBB6» *with* unstyled formatting >> >> *close*/window/1 saving/no/ >> >> *end* *tell* >> >> *tell* /application/"Finder" >> >> *activate* >> >> *end* *tell* >> >> >> Resultant text is >> _______ >> <ASCII-MAC> >> >> <Version:3.000000><FeatureSet:InDesign-Roman><ColorTable:=<Black:COLOR:CMYK:Process:0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,1.000000> >> etc etc with paragraphs and line feeds seperating text blocks >> ___________ >> >> This Snippet using BBEdit >> >> (*Process the file for InDesign*) >> >> *tell* /application/"BBEdit" >> >> *activate* >> >> *open*/file/SourceFile >> >> *save*/text document/1 to/file/ResultFile >> >> *close*/window/1 >> >> *end* *tell* >> >> *tell* /application/"Finder" >> >> *activate* >> >> *end* >> >> >> Results in this text all before getting to ASCII-MAC and >> produces no line feeds >> __________ >> {\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\uc1 >> >> \deff4\deflang1033\deflangfe1033{\upr{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset256\fprq2{\*\panose >> 00020206030504050203}Times New Roman{\*\falt >> Times};}{\f4\fnil\fcharset256\fprq2{\*\panose >> 00020005000000000000}Times;} >> and so on >> _________ >> >> >> What is the switch I need to get in there that resolves the >> raw text to the Tex-Edit processed one ? >> >> >> Thank you if you got this far >> >> >> Kind Regards >> Eric >> >> >> On Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 11:59:47 AM UTC+10 Fletcher >> Sandbeck wrote: >> >> System Events can change some metadata. After giving the >> appropriate permissions, this works to set a file to open >> with TextEdit rather than BBedit. >> >> * >> * >> >> *tell* /application/"System Events" >> >> *set* default application*of* >> /file/"/Users/fletcher/Desktop/myfile.txt" *to* >> /file/"Smog:System:Applications:TextEdit.app:" >> >> *end**tell* >> >> >> Presumably this would work to set the Creator Type but >> it's harder for me to test. >> >> *tell* /application/ "System Events" >> >> *set* creator type*of* >> /file/"/Users/fletcher/Desktop/myfile.txt.txt" *to* >> «/class/TBB6» >> >> *end**tell* >> >> >> Hope this helps, >> >> [fletcher] >> >>> On Aug 16, 2023, at 4:01 PM, Eric <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> For context I have n AS that changes the creator type of >>> a text file using Tex-Edit Plus which is no longer >>> useable in Monterey so that Indesign recognises it. >>> The line is >>>> save window 1 in file ResultFile as string with creator >>>> «class TBB6» with unstyled formatting >>> Is there an equivalent in BBEdit ? >>> >>> The script snippet is here >>>> Various script steps preceding defining variables >>>> ———— >>>> (*Process the file for InDesign*) >>>> tell application "Tex-Edit Plus" >>>> activate >>>> open file SourceFile >>>> save window 1 in file ResultFile as string with creator >>>> «class TBB6» with unstyled formatting >>>> close window 1 saving no >>>> end tell >>>> tell application "Finder" >>>> activate >>>> end tell >>> —————— >>> Thanks. >>> Kind Regards >>> Eric >>> >>> >>> -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. >>> If you >>> have a feature request or need technical support, please >>> email "[email protected]" rather than posting here. >>> Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://twitter.com/bbedit> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to >>> the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails >>> from it, send an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/3ce0d94f-6111-47d2-ba8c-b7cafff0cd51n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/3ce0d94f-6111-47d2-ba8c-b7cafff0cd51n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/3ce0d94f-6111-47d2-ba8c-b7cafff0cd51n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>>. >> >> -- >> This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. 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