On 2003-09-16 11:44, "Paul Berkowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 9/15/03 5:58 PM, "Dénes Bogsányi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> On 2003-09-15 20:11, "Paul Berkowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> On 9/15/03 2:31 AM, "Dénes Bogsányi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> The fact that 'activate'
>>>>> doesn't work is the clearest possible proof of that, since even
>>>>> unscriptable
>>>>> applications will respond to 'activate' - it's the most basic command in
>>>>> all
>>>>> existence.
>>>> So what!!!!
>>>
>>> It indicates that no AppleScripts can run on your computer, although they
>>> can run on everyone else's computer. It's got nothing to do with any
>>> particular AppleScript.
>>>
>>> If you copy and paste
>>>
>>> tell application "Finder"
>>> activate
>>> display dialog "All OK"
>>> end tell
>>>
>>> into Script Editor, and click Run button, the Finder should come to the
>>> front, and you should see a dialog with "All OK".
>> I tried this and got the following error: ?Expected end of lie etc. but
>> found identifier.?
>>>
>>> If you copy and paste
>>>
>>> tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
>>> activate
>>> display dialog "All OK"
>>> end tell
>>>
>>> into Script Editor, and click Run button, Entourage the Finder should come
>>> to the front, and you should see a dialog with "All OK".
>> I tried this and got the same error: ?Expected end of lie etc. but found
>> identifier.?
>>>
>>> If those two tests work OK, Save each script as an Application (flip the
>>> popup in the Save panel to "Application", and save it to your desktop. Then
>>> double click each one. Again, for the first one the Finder should be in the
>>> front displaying its message, and in the second, Entourage comes to the
>>> front and displays its message.
>>>
>>> It works for everyone else. Does it work for you?
>> What does this mean? Should I proceed with an install or can I replace the
>> applescript?
>
> It shows that enough of the scripting system is working so that it can
> actually display those error messages to you, but something is definitely
> seriously broken. AppleScript does not understand its own language. That was
> very clear also with the problems you reported on the eMessage Archiver
> mailing list. They were the same type of problems.
They were so and that was exactly why I abandoned that program.
You can't take even the
> first step in AppleScript because it's not understanding its own terms. You
> really need to reinstall OS 10.2 as an "Erase" or Archive" install, as Barry
> described. The options to do so are very near the beginning of the
> installer, but you _have_ to click the "Options" button when it appears or
> you won't get those options. If I recall correctly, the installer assumes
> you want to do an Upgrade installation ("You have chosen to do an Upgrade
> Installation") and that's when you have to click Options and choose Archive
> or Erase.
It does not. I clicked options and chose archive.
> If you choose to do Archive, don't rush to bring back all your preferences
> in one swoop from the "Previous System", since your problems are somewhere
> in there.
I did NOT bring back any options at all since the system did NOT indicate
that I should do so.
Do back up before you reinstall, including your Microsoft User
> Data folder, of course. Basically your entire Documents folder in your OS X
> user should be backed up to another drive, and bring that back after you
> reinstall. You may have other folders to back up too. But do NOT back up
> anything in the /System folder and nothing in the root Library folder
> either. The Library folder in your own Users/[username] folder ("Home")
> contains some things you may want again, especially Preferences folder. But
> don't be in a hurry to bring stuff back from a corrupt installation: you're
> better off reinstalling everything (including your applications) anew.
>
> You'll also have to update back to 10.2.6, etc. It's a fairly lengthy trip,
> but well worth it.
>
I have done ALL of that and when I try the script you supplied earlier I
still get EXACTLYthe same error message: ?Expected end of line etc. but
found identifier?.
Obviously this two + hour exercise was one HORRENDOUS waste of time and
effort!!!!!!!
Dénes
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