Re: Scripts no longer work in 9.2...
Re: Scripts no longer work in 9.2...
- Subject: Re: Scripts no longer work in 9.2...
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2001 00:58:51 -0800
On 12/7/01 10:18 PM, "Landis" <email@hidden> wrote:
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You're right, I've now got 1.7. OS 9.2 that came with my new
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computer had AS 1.6 and that setup was acting a little funny. Went
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with the upgrade to OS 9.2.2 that came with AS 1.7 and things got
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worse. Scripts will crash the computer, but even the simple ones
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will quit with an error.
I'm wondering why people who don't use OS X are installing all these OS
9.2.x upgrades. My understanding was that OS 9.1 was meant to be the "last"
classic OS, and that all later developments - OS 9.2.1, 9.2.2 and whatever
little 9.2.x's follow upon them - are merely adjustments to make the Classic
environment work better in OS X and to keep pace with incremental advances
in X. So if AppleScript in OS X moves up to AS 1.7 or 1.8, a version of the
same is done for Classic as well. But all new development of the OS and of
AS is taking place in X, not in 9.
If you want the latest and newest, and to keep moving ahead with whatever
exciting new developments are happening, you have to move to OS X. If you're
happy with what you've got - Claris Emailer and all that - stick with OS
9.1. It will serve you better than all the 9.2.x's to come, I'm sure. It's
also not surprising the the Classic version of Smile - 1.8.4 - may have
problems with OS 9.2.2 : it's mostly written in AS 1.6 AppleScript. I'm sure
Emmanuel will keep pace with the newest developments of OS X for the 2.x
versions of Smile. But again, if you want the Classic version to work at its
best, stick with OS 9.1 and AS 1.6.
Perhaps there will come a point when Apple will once again "backtrack" to
bring OS 9 "up to date". But I rather doubt it: that's what 9.1 was for,
after all, and it works. The parting of the ways is upon us, I think: either
make the effort to move up to X, and move along with it, or stay with the
tried-and-true 9.1 as long as you feel comfortable there and have no need
for OS X apps, including AppleScript Studio. There's really no point to
suffering the "beta" aspects of the later 9.2.x versions without getting any
of the benefits of X.
Am I all wrong on this: has anyone seen 9.2.2 recommended as an upgrade in
its own right?
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Paul Berkowitz