Re: A simple (?) question
Re: A simple (?) question
- Subject: Re: A simple (?) question
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 06:37:00 -0700
On 8/10/02 6:19 AM, "Eric Mings" <email@hidden> wrote:
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Here is my problem. I am running script editor on an OSX box. I want to
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open the dictionary of an application running on another machine on my
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LAN network running OS9.1. I have tried everything I can think of and
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cannot accomplish this. If an application is NOT actively running on the
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OS9 machine, I can open it's dictionary. However, if it is running the
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dictionary is NOT available. I checked the general filesharing settings,
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appletalk settings, user filesharing settings, application file sharing
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settings. I have tried mounting the volumn on my OSX box using
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traditional appletalk and connect via tcp/ip. Nothing works. I have tried
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it with a couple different applications on the OS9 box to be sure it
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wasn't just something about a particular application. I can open the
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dictionary of any running application as long as it resides on the same
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box as the script editor.
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If someone has successfully done what I am trying to do, PLEASE tell me
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exactly how you did it. If you know it can't be done for some reason,
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please let me know. The problem is that without access to the dictionary
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of the running program of the OS9 box, scripts cannot be compiled on the
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OSX box. Thanks.
How about copying the application file to the disk the script editor is on
and accessing it there? Can you do that while a program is open and running?
(Perhaps not, but try it.)
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Paul Berkowitz
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