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Re: Tool for debugging droplets

Walter Bushell said ...
developing droplets in script editor is a pain because if you operate as a droplet the normal debugging methods are closed.

However ,it is possible to supply a run handler that calls the open
handler. However, manually entering file aliasen is also a pain

To which kai replied ...
The following variation uses the current Finder selection to create a run handler/alias list, which is copied as text to the clipboard. The script can be run from the Script Menu or as an application (applet/
droplet). The applet would need to be launched in a way that avoids selecting it in Finder, such as from the Dock (otherwise the action
will obviously change the selection).

Recently, I've been working on getting Select & Launch to work more or less just like Drag & Drop. There is one difference that is important to understand.

When you Select & Launch, the handler that gets the Finder selection can make all sorts of intelligent decisions about what to pass to the open handler, including whether to include alias files or not. Sometimes including an alias file can be illogical or even dangerous.

The open handler always resolves alias files, even if it has illogical or dangerous results. In a recent project, I omitted Drag & Drop because a misplaced alias could lead to a file which contains a copy of itself, which in turn contains a copy of itself, which ... This is the way the open handler has worked since AppleScript was invented. I recall a discussion about 10 years ago about work-arounds, but there are none.

In my opinion, this was and still is a serious bug. Does anyone know if a report has ever been filed?
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