In Applescript, I would write the following: tell app "Pages" to tell front document to get its selection -- text from character x to character y tell app "Pages" to tell front document to get its selection as text -- "whatever is selected"
> Are you sure you are formulating the correct reference? Normally there > is no need to coerce the type. You might want to try has's ASTranslate > tool: http://appscript.sourceforge.net/tools.html > > -- > Ned Deily, > n...@acm.org > > > >
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