Re: Generating applescript files
Re: Generating applescript files
- Subject: Re: Generating applescript files
- From: has <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 20:46:06 +0100
Matthew Smith wrote:
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If you are using Mac OS X you can use the shell command osacompile within a
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"do shell script" to turn it into a compiled script.
Is this faster than using 'run script'? Or does it have the same sort of
overheads?
I wouldn't mind knowing, because run script is a significant performance
sump in some of my stuff. If osacompile is faster I could support it as an
optional alternative for those who have it [OS X users].
Thanks.
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JJ wrote:
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If you're at mesozoic OS 9, you can try this (suppossed it works, too, in
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X):
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script to_store
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beep 5
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end script
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tell application "Finder"
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set x to make file at desktop with properties {name:name of to_store,
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file type:"osas", creator type:"ToyS"}
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end tell
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store script to_store in file (x as text) replacing yes
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This is *not* the same thing. The author asked how to compile a script from
string and store to disk. My previous reply to the thread should make the
difference clear. [If not, maybe I can be bugged into doing another essay
that does.]
Note: the "tell Finder to make new file" bit is completely redundant (store
script is quite able to create its own files) and should be omitted for
speed's sake (amongst other reasons).
Also, I'd damn well hope store script'd work in OS 8, 9 and X alike. Some
of us would be seriously fubared without it...:p
HTH
has
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