re: Newbie Questions
re: Newbie Questions
- Subject: re: Newbie Questions
- From: Charles Arthur <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 11:42:50 +0000
On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 17:31:49 -0500, Dwight Knoll <email@hidden> wrote:
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I have a simple script:
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Tell application "Finder"
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open file "Finder Dictionary" of (path to folder where I have the
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Dictionary Saved)
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End Tell
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I saved this as an application to open when I want to start working on
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Tutorials.
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1. This takes forever to run. Really I can just open Script editor and
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Finder Dictionary quicker than the script does. Is there a faster way
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to do this?
You didn't say what form you've saved the dictionary in. I find you can
save the dictionary by copying its text from Script Editor into a text
window in a text editor. Refer to it as required, in the text editor of
course. (Slightly harder to get the whole dictionary at a gulp with Script
Editor 2, as it does it in outline form, but you can copy the relevant bits
of text.) Obviously, then you'd script the text editor to open the file.
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2. I want the "Untitled" script editor window to move to the front of
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the "Finder Dictionary" window, but I cannot figure out how to do this.
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(Maybe the tutorial will get to it, but I am trying to convert from OS
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9 to X)
If I'm understanding this correctly, you want to script Script Editor? Only
possible with Script Editor 2 (if that), which is a beta and requires you
to download other stuff too first. If you're only just converting, I'd wait
a bit.
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I know these are really basic, and if it is underneath the scope of the
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list, please just tell me...
I *like* the idea of things being underneath something's scope. Sounds like
submarines.
Charles
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