> I wouldn't give up so quickly, at least not if you're not using QuicKeys for anything else.
No worries there, I use QuicKeys almost as much as I use QS. I might come back to this script at another time to teach myself more about the AppleScript *danse de la paths*, but for now I need to quit once I have a sufficiently functional solution. There's that whole "actual job" thing at which I am trying to be more efficient :) On Tuesday, July 31, 2012 12:16:01 AM UTC-5, Daniel wrote: > > I wouldn't give up so quickly, at least not if you're not using QuicKeys > for anything else. AppleScript's file handling is really messy—there are > NeXTStep paths (Macintosh HD:some:folder:), UNIX paths (/some/folder), > "files" created by `file "Macintosh HD:some:NeXT:path:"` (these sometimes > appear automatically from NeXT path strings, maybe always), "POSIX files" > created by `POSIX file "/some/unix/path"`, and aliases created from either > type of "file", except when they can't be (i.e. AppleScript throws weird > errors and won't convert, at least not directly). > > I would try, among a number of things, trying to convert between these > formats with bastardized lines like > > set end of all_paths to (file (path to this_path as text) as alias) > > or several variants thereof. I *think* you want to be passing QS > "aliases", indeed in general you want aliases AFAICT. Incidentally to turn > an alias into text, you can't say "path to", you just say `set aliasPath to > (alias as text)`, or `(POSIX path of file (alias as text))` if you want the > POSIX path. On the other hand "file"s *can't* be converted to text, you > get an error if you try—you have to say "path to". Welcome to the WTF world > of AppleScript. > > On Monday, July 30, 2012 1:26:30 PM UTC-4, Christopher Harwood wrote: >> >> AppleScript cannot find files inside the DT database when their paths are >> changed to aliases. So, no luck there. >> >> QuickKeys is happy to run the script with the errors remaining, so I've >> emulated the behavior of QS by blacklisting DEVONthink from the QS trigger >> and whitelisting DEVONthink on an identical QK trigger. All's well. It >> would be nice to find a Quicksilver-only solution, but I have not had any >> luck getting working aliases anywhere within the script (or a few variants). >> >> On Saturday, June 16, 2012 1:43:22 PM UTC-5, Jon Stovell wrote: >>> >>> Right now your script tells QS to open paths (i.e. strings of text) >>> rather than files or aliases. AppleScript Editor is being a bit forgiving >>> of your error, whereas QS is more strict when it runs a script. Change your >>> script so that all_paths gets populated with aliases instead of paths, and >>> it should work. >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Quicksilver group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/blacktree-quicksilver?hl=en
