Re: Open webpage
Re: Open webpage
- Subject: Re: Open webpage
- From: Gary Lists <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 14:44:33 -0400
On or about 7/1/03 1:21 PM, Simon Manning wrote:
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Hi all,
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I am trying to write an extremely simple script but I get the error:
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"Internet Explorer got an error: Can't make some data into the
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expected type."
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The script is:
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Tell application "Internet Explorer"
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Open
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GetURL "http://monitor.cup.cam.ac.uk/mantis/main_page.php";
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End tell
Simon,
You want to tell IE to 'activate' not 'open...'
Open usually always takes a direct object. Open what? IE is asking. In the
case of IE, "open" takes an alias list and opens _local_ files from your
drvie.
Just 'activate' and your script works fine.
HTH
--
Gary
MacOS 9.1 / "9 is Fine"
OMM: osa:AS 183 / osa:JS 103 / FM 55 / BB 612 / Smile 188
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