Re: UI Scripting of FileMaker
Re: UI Scripting of FileMaker
- Subject: Re: UI Scripting of FileMaker
- From: Gary Lists <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 18:44:39 -0500
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On or about 11/19/03 5:07 PM, Simon Forster wrote:
>
> Just Curious: why would you want to script the script editor?
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Because frequently one has a repetitive action which doesn't lend
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itself to looping through in FileMaker's scripting language. However,
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an AppleScript routine could build these repetitive items for you.
That's not much of an answer, really. ;) There don't seem to be any
practical uses where you need AppleScript to create a script in the
ScriptMaker, since AS can already execute FM ScriptMaker scripts by name or
directly perform many of the same tasks.
(I can think of one situation where it might be useful, and that is when
you've already created a many dozens of files for a multi-file solution and
you need to add the same script to each file. Rather than import from file
to file, using the ScriptMaker import, you could create the same script in
an automated fashion.)
Again, I explored the possibility of UI control of the FM ScriptMaker, but
decided against it because of limited practical applicability and because of
the specific nature of the interface for that kind of FM window. You may
have better luck with other tools.
Is it possible that you could achieve your desired goal by some other means?
Out of curiosity, what are you actually trying to achieve...or why? (And
don't say 'automate FM script creation' ;)
Time spent on a repetitive task versus time spent creating an automated
procedure has some kind of break even point, and unless you really have a
continuing need for batch script making, you may consider your time
investment on each side of that equation.
Best,
--
Gary
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