Greetings friends; I just wanted to check in with y'all and ask about applescript.
I have never used it and would like to know some details about how it works. If possible, I'd like to pull some data from a chat program (Ircle) and then "trim" the data down into something I can keep track of. I have used BBedit to do some of it manually so far, but at this point am interested in knowing how applescript works so that I could carry out the same things in an automated fashion. I don't know if this is how applescript works, but I'd like to take some text info...and strip out extraneous data into a shorter, more readable form. Here is a dummied up example of my starting information... 12:39:56 AM: *** Moneybags was Deanne@.kabel.ircnet.be (DeanneK.) 12:39:57 AM: *** Moneybags is on IRC via server irc.chathouse.com (Wed Dec 25 15:51:27 2002) 12:39:57 AM: *** Drmweaver was Cal@.primestar.arknet.uk (CalJ) 12:39:57 AM: *** Drmweaver is on IRC via server irc.chathouse.com (Wed Dec 25 15:50:19 2002) 12:39:57 AM: *** Al was AlBK@.Tristar.bolnet.au (Alkent) 12:39:57 AM: *** Al is on IRC via server irc.chathouse.com (Wed Dec 25 15:06:44 2002) 12:39:57 AM: *** Goose was Joe@.kabel.freenet.usa (JoJo) 12:39:57 AM: *** Goose is on IRC via server irc.chathouse.com (Wed Dec 25 11:47:08 2002) ************** Now, here is what I'd like to have left when I get done cleaning the data up... Moneybags (Wed Dec 25 15:51:27 2002) Drmweaver (Wed Dec 25 15:50:19 2002) Al (Wed Dec 25 15:06:44 2002) Goose (Wed Dec 25 11:47:08 2002) If someone on list is able to tell me for certain that this is or is not doable in a reasonable fashion, it would help greatly. I would like to run this script often to keep track of the chatroom traffic for the (defined set of) visitors who frequent the channel. Even better would be if someone could walk me through setting up the script if indeed it is doable. I believe BBEdit is scriptable, but I am utterly unfamiliar with how applescript works so I'd be starting from zero. Thanks Don -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
