Re: Problem with Applescript on my mac
Re: Problem with Applescript on my mac
- Subject: Re: Problem with Applescript on my mac
- From: Greg Raymond <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 14:59:21 +0000
Hi all,
Thanks Jolly Roger...
I removed my AppleScript and re-downloaded it from the Apple site
(incidentally my copy was not downloaded via Apple Software Update, it is
on my Apple CD distributed with my new G4 400).
All seems to be working OK. I wonder how long it will take Apple Support to
get back to me!
Cheers
--
Greg Raymond
Developer
UK Online Ltd - Part of Easynet Group of Companies
Ph (01749) 333306
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From: JollyRoger <email@hidden>
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Reply-To: email@hidden
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Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 07:34:15 -0600
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To: Applecript-Users <email@hidden>
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Cc: Greg Raymond <email@hidden>
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Subject: Re: Problem with Applescript on my mac
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on 11/7/00 5:44 AM, Greg Raymond at email@hidden wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I'm fairly new to Applescript and have only written a few small scripts. The
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> scripts all work and I have saved them to my desktop. When I open any of
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> these scripts (compiled Apps) it opens my Applescript but my script editor
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> is empty.
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> What is happening. If I get info on the script it contains data. RedEdit
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> says there is data in the file.
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> I'm using a G4 400, Mac OS 9.0.4, Applescript 1.4.3, CarbonLib 1.0.4
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> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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From some earlier posts on the subject:
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[8-9-2000]
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Chris Espinosa has reported a serious problem with Applescript
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1.4.3z.
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"If you downloaded the "Z" (International English) version
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of Applescript 1.4.3 from mid-May to early July, it is likely that
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you downloaded a corrupted file. (The Software Update mechanism
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automatically loads the version corresponding to your operating
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system, so if you have an International English version of
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Mac OS 9 and performed a Software Update to Applescript 1.4.3,
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you would have received the corrupted software).
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If you have experienced the problem where you compile scripts,
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run them, save them and when reloaded they show no text in the
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Script Editor, you have the corrupted version.
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Unfortunately, scripts created with the corrupted version can
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not be recovered; it is as if they have been saved as "run only".
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We have posted a corrected version of International English
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Applescript 1.4.3. It is now available at Apple - Software
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Updates for Applescript Update 1.4.3"
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Furthermore Late Night Software posted on their site
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"Script Rescue" which is supposed to allow you to recover the
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source code for scripts damaged by the corrupted version of
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Applescript 1.4.3.
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I don't know if it performs a trick unique to SD files or will
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recover scripts created in other applications.
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I was going to suggest using load script, and then coercing the
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script object to a string. This will often work with regular
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script objects -- the original source at the time of compile
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is returned, not a string version of the live object (with
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updated properties). I doubt this would work if saved as run-
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only. Although I seem to remember getting an error message
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if I tried to open a file saved that way, not an empty script.
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So it's worth a try. Report back whether you are able to
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solve the problem, and say Hi to Edward Ka-Spel and the
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Legendary Pink Dots for me! Good luck Eduard.
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HTH
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JR