Re: Calling OSX AppleScript from Classic Apps
Re: Calling OSX AppleScript from Classic Apps
- Subject: Re: Calling OSX AppleScript from Classic Apps
- From: Geoff Canyon <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 17:42:32 -0700
On Saturday, July 5, 2003, at 02:08 AM, Gary Lists wrote:
After the previous post, I visited the site and read the promo and
sample
material. I was so intrigued (not by the $995 price mind you...choke)
that I downloaded the limited/free version. [Limits the number of
lines in a
script, and limits DB access to ODBC, excluding the highly desirable
MySQL
and Valentina, which are only available at the next very large license
fee
increment.]
Note the $299 Small Business Edition. No direct database access, but
everything else is included.
The site says that you can compile your solutions for any of the
supported
OS-es, which is incredibly appealing. (How that works with embedded
AS I
don't know.) It does not say up front whether they are run-time or
whether
the user must also have Rev. I have not explored the online help, and
the
manual is not distributed with the free version. :( AFAIR, RB can
build
stand-alone applications, right? That's a potential difference, if so.
AppleScript is only supported on Macintoshes, both classic OS and OS X.
You can build a single-file executable for all platforms -- no runtime
or DLL/external required. The online documentation _is_ included with
the free version (and all versions), and totals the equivalent of well
over 1,000 pages of documentation.
Unfortunately, the second Sample Stack I opened from the Rev install,
and
every subsequent stack I have tried to open since, reports: "Stack
corrupt.
Please look for a backup." I can create new ones, however.
Were these HyperCard stacks, or Revolution stacks?
Of course, Revolution claims to open and run HC stacks -- those are
also
reported as corrupt -- but if it really can, then obviously that would
be a
key difference for an HC --> Revolution revolution.
There are enough differences between Revolution and HyperCard syntax
and grammar that there are usually a few (or many) "this script won't
compile" messages reported when first importing a HyperCard stack. But
that's not corruption. Are you getting some other message?
There's a section in the documentation that offers advice on the
conversion process.
regards,
Geoff Canyon
email@hidden
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