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Re: combining open and run handlers
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Re: combining open and run handlers


  • Subject: Re: combining open and run handlers
  • From: Bill White <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 19:20:53 -0500

> Can I combine run and open handlers? In other words can I make a simple
> application that will do one thing if a file is dropped onto it using an on
> open handler and also allow a choose file dialog to be produced if the
> application is double-clicked using an on run handler? Then perform the same
> task as the droplet after a file has been chosen?

Simplistically:

on run

set theFile to choose file
doWhatever(theFile)

end run

on open theseFiles

set theFile to item 1 of theseFiles -- for a single file
doWhatever(theFile)

end open

on doWhatever(x)

-- work with the dropped or chosen file

end doWhatever


--Bill
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