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Re: Script-dictionary


  • Subject: Re: Script-dictionary
  • From: Emmanuel <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 17:02:48 +0200

At 1:06 PM +0200 31/8/02, John Delacour wrote:
>
>At 11:47 am +0200 31/8/02, Manfred M. Strasser wrote:
>>Is it possible to open the Script-dictionary of an app using AS?
>
>Yes. For example this script will open the dictionary of TextEdit
>
>tell application "Finder"
> open application file id "ttxt" using application file id "ToyS"
>end tell

Now, if you want to manipulate the dictionary, you need a scriptable script
editor, such as Smile:

-------------- not tested
tell application "Smile" to get text of opendictionary(TheAppPath)
--------------
--> returns the app's dictionary as a styled text string

Emmanuel
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