No the file does not have an extention. Now I need to figure out why apple script utility suddenly won't let me arrow through my script! Growl! Ok will try and give a shout of sucess or more frustration. On Jan 11, 2011, at 6:34 PM, Greg Williams wrote:
> Hi Sarah, > You are getting the "end tell" error because you don't need the first end > tell. The tell statement is written like an if statement in a lot of > commands. If you have a one-line if statement, you don't need the "end if", > but if it is a multiple line command, then you need the "end if". Since your > tell statement tells skype what to do on the same line, you don't need the > "end tell". > I am not sure about the second part. Do you normally click on the file and > it brings up terminal, or do you bring up terminal and then issue the command > to start it from the command line? If it is the latter, then you would issue > thee command like you did in the script to vacuum your mail. However, if you > normally click on the file, then I think the script should look like: > >> try >> tell application "skype" to activate >> tell application "finder" >> open file "clisk_mac" in home >> end tell >> end try > If terminal is the default application to open the file, you don't have to > tell it to use terminal. Also if the file has an extension, you need to > include that in the file name. Hopefully that helps; I'm not very good with > applescript either. > Greg > > On Jan 11, 2011, at 7:45 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> Ok I'm almost there but right as I complied I got this. >> >> Expected “end” or “on” but found “end tell”. >> >> Here is the script. For some reason these infovox voices won't let me arrow >> through the thing so I'm suigm text edit to write the thing instead. >> >> try >> tell application "skype" to activate >> end tell >> tell application "finder" >> open "~clisk_mac" using terminal.app >> end tell >> end try >> >> >> I think 'm close but I cannot put my finger on it. >> >> SOn Jan 11, 2011, at 5:10 PM, Yuma Decaux wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> If its an application which is not in the list accessible by applescript, >>> you need to use finder to open it >>> >>> Tell application "skype"activate >>> Endt tell >>> Tell application "finder" >>> Open "application.app" of folder "applications" of startup disk >>> End tell >>> >>> Just on top of my head, but this is what is done for documents and folders, >>> so it also applies to files thus applications and scripts too. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" 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 >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" 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 >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" 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 > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" 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 http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
