Re: Stay Open Script Applications & Events
Re: Stay Open Script Applications & Events
- Subject: Re: Stay Open Script Applications & Events
- From: Brett <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 20:16:03 -0500
That did it, thanks!
Is this documented somewhere? It sure doesn't seem to be in my Tao of
AppleScript <g>
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, it was reported that on 2/3/03
20:11, "Andrew Oliver" <email@hidden> wrote:
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Stay Open scripts need a 're-open' handler to handle subsequent 'opening' of
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the applications.
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If I recall, you need:
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on reopen
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display dialog "I'm already open!"
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end reopen
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Andrew
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:)
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On 2/3/03 4:01 PM, "Brett" <email@hidden> wrote:
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> I have the need for some script applications that will live in the Finder's
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> toolbar. The launch time for these scripts can actually be longer than the
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> run time so I wanted to be able to set the application to stay open and be
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> re-runnable by clicking it in the Finder's toolbar.
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> The app runs great on first launch, but when I next access the application
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> (by again clicking the icon in the toolbar) the app comes to the front and
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> nothing happens. That should mean that the app is getting an activate event-
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> to test that, I put together the following script:
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> --
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> on open
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> display dialog "Open"
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> end open
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> on run
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> display dialog "run"
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> end run
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> on activate
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> display dialog "activate"
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> end activate
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> --
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> activate never gets called, but open works (if I drop something on the app)
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> and run works. Nothing seems to get called when the app is simply activated.
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> Anyone know what (if any) usable event is sent to the app when it is
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> activated?
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> -Brett
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