Re: Newbie and first questions about old versions
Re: Newbie and first questions about old versions
- Subject: Re: Newbie and first questions about old versions
- From: Arthur J Knapp <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 15:25:35 -0400
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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 17:45:09 +0100
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Subject: Newbie and first questions about old versions
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From: "Carlos (Madrid)" <email@hidden>
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I started writing small routines in Applescript 1.3.7 (OS 8.6) and they work
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but when moving these scripts (as applications) to an OS 8.5.1 loaded
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PowerPC 860 they do not.
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I wouldn't like to upgrade the system but...
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will it be possible to copy the AppleScript extensions and libraries from
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8.6 to 8.5.1?
That is not considered to be a good idea.
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What really puzzles me is that, having still no skills in programming, the
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scripts are really simple (they just look for some folders and send their
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content to the trash!)
The problem is most likely related to "terminology", meaning that
AppleScript changed some of the (hidden) codes that it uses to refer to
things.
The quick-fix here *may* be for you to open the scripts on the older
system, (in Apple's Script Editor), and re-compile them, (click the
compile button, then save the script). If that doesn't do it, we would
need to see short snippits of the actual code itself to be of more help.
For more specific references to the differences between versions of
AppleScript, please try Bill Cheeseman's website:
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http://www.AppleScriptSourcebook.com/>
Arthur J. Knapp
http://www.stellarvisions.com
mailto:email@hidden
Hey, check out:
http://MacScripter.net