Re: Including Extensions
Re: Including Extensions
- Subject: Re: Including Extensions
- From: Sander Tekelenburg <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 13:25:36 +0200
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At 22:36 -0700 UTC, on 06-06-2002, Gunnar H Reichert-Weygold wrote:
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If I include commands from an extension and wish to send the resulting
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script to someone, do I need to include the extension?
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Or - hopefully - does the compile process include all necessary code in
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the compiled script?
I don't know what you mean with "extension". If you mean "Scripting Addition"
[aka "OSAX"], then no, it doesn't (automatically) become part of your script.
Consider it similar to scripting an application - the application will not
become part of your script.
There apparently are ways to embed a Scripting Addition in an applet, but
I've never done this. I believe Bill Cheeseman may have something to say
about it at <
http://www.applescriptsourcebook.com>. If you decide to take
this route, make sure to first check with the Scripting Addition's author if
you are entitled to do this!
Personally, for distributed scripts/applets, I prefer to not make them
dependant upon third-party Scripting Additions. I may make use of them if
they are available, but always try to have my scripts fall back gracefully
when the Scripting Addition is not available. In that case, either the script
will use a slower vanilla AS routine, or some functionality will simply not
be available. I mention this in the documentation, and point to places where
people can download the Scripting Addition. I may even add a routine to the
script that checks for the availability of the Scripting Addition, and if it
isn't, inform the user.
HTH
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Sander Tekelenburg, <
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