Re: Generating applescript files
Re: Generating applescript files
- Subject: Re: Generating applescript files
- From: Paul Skinner <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 06:27:08 -0400
You could make an empty script, save it to use as a template,
duplicate it if you want, then in your creating script just store your
new script into it. Your script will need to be an actual compiled
script object though. Just text isn't enough.
script thingy
beep
end script
store script thingy in file ((choose file) as text) with replacing
Or you could man osacompile in the terminal. Good luck with that though,
I found it to be unusable so far. <waits for someone to bite and show
him how to do it...>
On Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at 09:40 PM, Alex Robinson wrote:
Is it possible to generate a file that can then be run as a compiled
applescript?
I tried the following:
set scriptName to "blech"
tell application "Finder"
set theScript to "-- text of script goes here"
set theFile to ("HardDisk:Users:sgp:Desktop:" & scriptName)
set the openFile to open for access file theFile with write permission
set eof of the openFile to 0
write theScript to the openFile starting at eof
close access the openFile
set theFile to file theFile
set creator type of theFile to "ToyS"
set file type of theFile to "osas"
end tell
But when trying to open the file, I get:
"Could not read the file because of a scripting-system (OSA) error"
Which I suppose is fair enough seeing that I've basically made a
straightforward text file and then just changed the types.
So what do I actually need to do or is this kind of thing only possible
if
using a scriptable editor like Script Debugger?
--
Paul Skinner
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