Hi Ray, The key to whether the Script works is doing the Command-R compile from the AppleScript Editor. If the AppleScript works (even if it announces 0 words and 0 characters because you don't have a TextEdit window open), then the problem is with your file saving process -- probably with the location you typed in.
Esther On Nov 19, 2011, at 15:37, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Now that is strange. I tried to save it in to the default Scripts folder > which I believe was off the Library folder off the Macintosh directlry. I'll > take another look. thanks. > > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! > > Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! > > Skype name: > barefootedray > > Facebook: > facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 > > > > On Nov 19, 2011, at 7:32 PM, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Ray, >> >> I think you may have tried to save the script to a non-existent folder. >> When I read your earlier post, you stated your save location was >> "Macintosh/Library/Scripts" (without the quotation marks) so if you used the >> Command-Shift-G "Go to folder" shortcut to specify the folder location to >> save to, you'd get an error because you either have to type >> "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Library/Scripts" or "/Library/Scripts" (without the >> quotation marks) to have a legal address that points to your system Scripts >> folder. >> >> The code you have in this message is fine. The way you can check this after >> you copy and paste it into an AppleScript Editor window, is by pressing >> Command-R to compile the script. If you don't have TextEdit open at the >> time, it will say "0 words and 0 characters"; but with TextEdit open, it >> announces the word and character count of the foremost window. >> >> Write back if this doesn't sort your problem, and I'll compose more detailed >> instructions. If you're going to assign a keyboard shortcut using the >> VoiceOver Keyboard Commanders pane, you don't need to save the AppleScript >> in any particular Scripts folder in the system library or under your >> personal library -- you just have to point to whatever location you used >> when you associate the AppleScript with a file on the Keyboard Commanders >> pane of VoiceOver Utility. >> >> I set up a folder in my home directory named "~/Library/Scripts/VoiceOver >> Scripts" (where the initial tilde indicates my home directory, and where >> I've put quotation marks around the folder name). I saved the AppleScript >> as a Script with the name "TextEdit Word Count", and I had to create the >> folder named "VoiceOver Scripts". You can use any names you like for you >> folder and script, and you don't even have to put it in the >> ~/Library/Scripts/ folder. >> >> Under the Keyboard Commander pane, I navigated to "Add" button to add a new >> keyboard command and pressed with VO-Space. Then I typed "w" for the >> assigned key, pressed VO-Right arrow to navigate to the menu button and >> pressed VO-Space, then pressed Command+down arrow to move to the "Custom >> Commands" option at the end of the menu, pressed Right arrow to move to the >> sub-menu, arrowed down to "Run AppleScript Script" and pressed "Return". At >> that point you can use Command-Shift-G to locate the folder containing your >> word count script file and open it. As previously stated, if you're using >> this via a Keyboard Command shortcut assignment, you can put that file >> anywhere and name it anything you like. It could, for example, be in a >> folder within your Documents folder. >> >> HTH. And Matt was speaking of the stars that Hai Nguyen Lai typed as a >> divider between the text of his mail message and the lines of AppleScript. >> I don't think that was your problem. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Nov 19, 2011, at 14:35, Ray Foret Jr wrote: >> >>> What stars? somehow, it's jus not working for me. Could it be the way the >>> code is written; or, perhaps, the way it's coppied and pasted? I'm just >>> not getting anywhere with this blasted thing!!! >>> >>> Here's the code. >>> >>> >>>>>> tell document 1 of application "TextEdit" >>>>>> set wordcount to the (count of words) as text >>>>>> set charactercount to the (count of characters) as text >>>>>> end tell >>>>>> say wordcount & " words and " & charactercount & " characters" >>>>> >>> >>> Could it be the line breaks perhaps? >>> >>> >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! >>> >>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! >>> >>> Skype name: >>> barefootedray >>> >>> Facebook: >>> facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Nov 19, 2011, at 5:46 PM, Matt Dierckens wrote: >>> >>>> That's weird. Mine workedjust fine. Get rid of the stars at the begining >>>> at the script and you should be all set. >>>> Matt >>>> Sent from my macbook pro >>>> >>>> On 2011-11-19, at 6:43 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I tried to send this yesterday but got no response what so ever. >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I'm trying to work with the following code: >>>>> >>>>>> tell document 1 of application "TextEdit" >>>>>> set wordcount to the (count of words) as text >>>>>> set charactercount to the (count of characters) as text >>>>>> end tell >>>>>> say wordcount & " words and " & charactercount & " characters" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I paste it in to the source box and leave everything else as it is with >>>>> the results box checked and the Results radio button selected. No matter >>>>> how much I try, though, I just cannot save the thing. I try to save it >>>>> in the >>>>> Macintosh/Library/Scripts folder but I get a dialog that says that the >>>>> script cannot be saved. What gives? Could it possibly be the quotation >>>>> signs or what is it? Something must be wrong with the code because it >>>>> just will not save. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sincerely, >>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! >>>>> >> -- 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.
