Re: set variable to a command?
Re: set variable to a command?
- Subject: Re: set variable to a command?
- From: kai <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:29:51 +0000
on Wed, 19 Nov 2003 09:06:41 -0800 (PST), "David A. Cox" wrote:
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I am stuck on something simple, and I don't know why I can't get my head
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around what is wrong.
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I want to set a variable to a command name in a script for itunes, and I
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can't seem to get the command to execute.
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This works:
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tell application "iTunes"
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play
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end tell
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This does not:
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set command to "play"
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tell application "iTunes"
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command
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end tell
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I have fiddled around with different syntax ways of saying the same thing,
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but I seem to fail each time. I am using the latest OS and iTunes. I am
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sure I am just missing something super basic, but I can't seem to see
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it....
Try this, David:
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set command to "play"
tell application "iTunes"
run script command
end tell
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kai
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