Anyone got a link to good info on AppleScript/ Manuals, texts to read, etc.? Used to have that kind of thing but that was when I had an iBook. Now I want to get back into it.
Jane On Jan 11, 2011, at 9:56 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
