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Re: What is wrong with this script?

On Nov 29, 2003, at 2:14 PM, Michelle Steiner wrote:

On Nov 29, 2003, at 12:11 PM, Christopher Nebel wrote:

Try using a semicolon instead of the return.

Or a linefeed (aka "ASCII character 10"). "return" is ASCII 13, which is effectively a space as far as most shell tools are concerned.

Would a semicolon break anything down the line? If not, it's easier than using the linefeed.

In general, no. I think there are some obscure cases where they're different, but in general, a semicolon is just as good as (if not better) than a return. However, as regards sequencing, Mr. Baxter is correct, and Mr. Smith is not, at least as far as sh is concerned. If you want to execute the second command only if the first succeeds, join them with "&&".


--Chris Nebel
AppleScript Engineering
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 >What is wrong with this script? (From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>)
 >Re: What is wrong with this script? (From: Michael Grant <email@hidden>)
 >Re: What is wrong with this script? (From: Christopher Nebel <email@hidden>)
 >Re: What is wrong with this script? (From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>)



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