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Re: Script Objects
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Re: Script Objects


  • Subject: Re: Script Objects
  • From: JJ <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 09:15:57 +0200

> Hi

Hi!

> I'm trying to run this script:
>
> script checkServerStatus
>
> property serverName : ""
>
> to checkThisServer to thisServer
>
> set serverName to thisServer
>
> if not (disk thisServer exists) then
>
> beep
> display dialog "The " & thisServer & "needs to be mounted in order for this
> script to function."
>
> end if
>
> end checkThisServer
>
> end script
>
> tell checkServerStatus
> set thisServer to "StorageServer"
> tell checkServerStatus to checkThisServer to thisServer
> end tell
>
> but I keep getting the following error message:
>
> <<checkServerStatus>> doesn't understand the disk message

I can't _compile_ this script. I think "disk" is a Finder-only class and you
need it in a "tell" (finder) block.

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tell application "Finder"
disk x
end tell
/ - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - /

> Any help would be appreciated. I'm trying to check if certain servers are
> mounted before I continue with a script. Since on most of the scripts I write
> I have to check servers I thought I would just write a script object and pass
> along to it which server(s) I am checking. Am I not understanding the concept
> of the script object? Is there another way to do this? Also, how would I call
> the script object from another script - do you use the path to the script
> something like this:

You can use a script object, but you don't need it. The handler is good
enough:

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to checkThisServer to thisServer

tell application "Finder" to set y to (exists disk thisServer)

if not (result) then

beep
display dialog "The " & thisServer & " needs to be mounted in order
for this script to function."

end if

end checkThisServer

set thisServer to "StorageServer"
checkThisServer to thisServer
/ - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - /

But perhaps your check function will be quickest if you don't "need" the
Finder in your business:

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to checkThisServer to thisServer
try
thisServer & ":" as alias
on error
beep
display dialog "The " & thisServer & " needs to be mounted in order
for this script to function."
end try
end checkThisServer

set thisServer to "StorageServer"
checkThisServer to thisServer
/ - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - /

> tell desktop folder:AppleScripts:scriptObjects:checkServerStatus
> set thisServer to "StorageServer"
> tell checkServerStatus to checkThisServer to thisServer
> end tell

To call a handler on a "remote" script, you must "load" the script:

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set script_location to (choose file) -- a simple alias to the script
set server_checker to (load script script_location)
/ - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - /

Then, work with it as if it was an application, and its handlers its
commands:

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tell server_checker
checkThisServer to "StorageServer"
end tell
/ - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - / - /

JJ
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