I can't seem to find Script Editor. I have latest xcode/iphone SDK installed, but doesn't seem to be anywhere on my system.
On Jul 6, 2010, at 10:23 AM, [email protected] wrote: > On 2010-07-05 19:26 , Daniel Israel wrote: >> I don't know how to tell if it's "scriptable". I am guessing not, but >> how could I tell? > > open Script Editor, and choose File > Open Dictionary ... > > the list of applications you see includes those the system "knows" to be > scriptable; if yours doesn't appear here, click Browse and find your > application; when you open it, it will either show you a window with a > dictionary of AppleScript commands, or you will get an alert "Unable to read > the dictionary of the application or extension because it is not scriptable" > > in the latter case, AppleScript won't help; in the former case, look at the > dictionary to see if they types of commands you'd need are present; if so, > you could use AppleScript and some related techniques to do your task; it > will still take some work -- a quick search will lead you to better > AppleScript resources than this list; also try Apple's mailing list: > > <http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users> > > >> It does not seem to work when I drop a video file on >> it, and no concept of "watched folder". Sounds like I am SOL, eh? > > well, that rules out some of the simpler means; if the application is > shell-based, there's still a possibility that you could do it with a shell > script -- you'd need a man page or support from the application's developer > for that > > as a last resort, you might be able to use a crude technique called "GUI > scripting" to drive a non-scriptable application -- here's one of several > guides on that topic: > > <http://www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/uiscripting/index.html> > > i don't enjoy GUI scripting _at all_, but it can make the otherwise > impossible possible; here's a great tool for working with GUI scripting -- > the free trial should be all you need to figure out if that's the way you > want to go: > > <http://pfiddlesoft.com/uibrowser/index.html> > > (standard disclaimer) > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk -D. Israel [email protected] http://www.customcodebydan.com AIM: JudoDanIzz If a dozen smart, successful people who've achieved something great are all giving the same advice, take it.
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