Ken Ray wrote: >>> Just quick comment that was posted on the SUperCard list that I >>> verified for myself: OS 10.3 (I'm not sure it it was 10.3, >> 10.3.1 or >>> 10.3.2) has broken the basic method of opening a web page using >>> "send". >>> >>> Under 10.2.8, the following works: >>> >>> send "http://www.apple.com/"; to program "Finder" with "GURLGURL" >>> >>> However in 10.3.2, it does not. It returns: >>> >>> Got error -1703 when sending Apple event >>> >>> This is not a Rev error, but an OS error, as SuperCarders are also >>> experiencing the same behavior. This is just a "heads up" >> in case you >>> use this call... >> >> Is there a workaround? > > It turns out that the Finder is broken in 10.3.2 in relation to these > kinds of AppleEvents. In fact, if you try to do this: > > tell app "Finder" > open location "http://www.runrev.com/"; > end tell > > you get an error: > > "Finder got an error: Some data was the wrong type." > > However, the "open location" command is part of the Standard Additions > scripting addition and *should* work with all programs (just like > "display dialog" would). In fact, any of these work fine: > > tell app "Safari" > open location "http://www.runrev.com/"; > end tell > > tell app "System Events" > open location "http://www.runrev.com/"; > end tell > > tell app "TextEdit" > open location "http://www.runrev.com/"; > end tell > > So... somehow 10.3.2 screwed up the Finder in regard to AppleEvents. I'd > be curious to know how far this extended - we've already identified that > it can't accept 'GURLGURL' AppleEvents, and can't respond to "open > location" AppleScript - please post any other oddities with the 10.3.2 > Finder that you all encounter. I'll compile a list and post it my site.
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