Re: Generating applescript files
Re: Generating applescript files
- Subject: Re: Generating applescript files
- From: Matthew Smith <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 19:10:28 -0700 (PDT)
If you are using Mac OS X you can use the shell command osacompile within a "do shell script" to turn it into a compiled script.
Type "man osacompile" in the Terminal to see the options for the command.
Matthew Smith
On Thursday, May 16, 2002, at 01:43AM, Alex Robinson <email@hidden> wrote:
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Is it possible to generate a file that can then be run as a compiled
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applescript?
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I tried the following:
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set scriptName to "blech"
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tell application "Finder"
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set theScript to "-- text of script goes here"
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set theFile to ("HardDisk:Users:sgp:Desktop:" & scriptName)
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set the openFile to open for access file theFile with write permission
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set eof of the openFile to 0
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write theScript to the openFile starting at eof
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close access the openFile
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set theFile to file theFile
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set creator type of theFile to "ToyS"
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set file type of theFile to "osas"
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end tell
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But when trying to open the file, I get:
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"Could not read the file because of a scripting-system (OSA) error"
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Which I suppose is fair enough seeing that I've basically made a
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straightforward text file and then just changed the types.
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So what do I actually need to do or is this kind of thing only possible if
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using a scriptable editor like Script Debugger?
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