On 23/9/02 03:18, "Randal L. Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>> "Phil" == Phil Dobbin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Phil> As usual, the Perl section of this works flawlessly but the Applescript > Phil> doo-dah chokes around: > > Phil> ======================================== > > Phil> set output_file to (path to temporary items folder as string) & > Phil> "fetch_headlines.html" > Phil> write_to_file(output, output_file, false) > Phil> tell application "Finder" to open output_file > > Phil> ======================================== > > Phil> With the Finder complaining it can't set path to temp items. > > I never claimed to be an AppleScript expert. However, I *do* know > that I tested the code (for quite a while, making constant minor > tweaks) before submitting. > > However, I just tested it again under 10.1.5, and it seems > to be working fine. Are you sure there isn't something > else a little messed up? > > That is *all* one line, you know. Doesn't make any difference (in fact, all on one line makes it exit quicker, as you'd expect - `expected end of line`). > Here's what "the result" shows for me when I run this: > > set output_file to (path to temporary items folder as string) & > "fetch_headlines.html" > output_file > > in the AS editor: > > "Randal800:private:tmp:501:Temporary Items:fetch_headlines.html" [snip] What does it show in the browser? Regards, Phil.
