Entity kai uttered this profundity:
> set scriptFile to alias "path:to:required:script.app" -- modify as
> required
> set s to (load script scriptFile)
> set scriptResult to run s
> store script s in scriptFile replacing yes
> display dialog scriptResult
Thanks kai, "load script" is what I was looking for.
Added bonus; the script runs invisibly, that is, no app shows in the Dock
while running.
> Nevertheless, we can observe a difference when something like this is
> included in the "calledApplet".
> -------------------------
> tell application "Finder" to set myName to name of (path to me)
> display dialog "This script is being run by " & myName & "."
> --> [on double-clicking the "calledApplet" file:] "This script is being
> run by calledApplet."
> --> [on running script from the "callingApplet":] "This script is being
> run by callingApplet."
Thanks for pointing that out. Wonder if this is the result of a potential
bug?
> (Oh yeah... one final caveat: I'm currently testing in 10.2.8 - so your
> experience may vary.)
Seems to work in 10.3.7
-- Gnarlie
"Deftly they opened the brain of a child, and it was full of flying dreams."
~ Stanley Kunitz
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