Re: Scripting Additions Calls in Tell Blocks
Re: Scripting Additions Calls in Tell Blocks
- Subject: Re: Scripting Additions Calls in Tell Blocks
- From: Gary Lists <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 00:40:06 -0500
Gary Lists wrote [2/9/04 11:32 PM]:
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Michael Terry wrote [2/9/04 7:34 PM]:
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> However, now it seems to me that calling additions in tell blocks isn't
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> as harmless has been made out. I didn't know that scripting additions
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> could be aware of their context, but note:
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> open location "http://www.google.com/";
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> --> ".014 secs"
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> tell application "Safari"
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> open location "http://www.google.com/";
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> end tell
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> --> ".405 secs"
From another list, here is an example of a problem stemming from the use of
the same command 'open location' inside a tell block. (Although I didn't see
the specific problem noted...an error?)
I just thought it was an interesting and relevant coincidence.
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On 2/8/04 2:51 PM, "ANSWERER" <REMOVED> wrote:
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>> Can somebody please help me with the appropriate Panther syntax for:
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>> tell application "Finder"
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>> open location "http://SOMEDOMAIN/~somedirectory/Digests/DBI-Users/";
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>> end tell
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> ASKER,
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> "open location" is part of Standard Additions, not part of the Finder's
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> dictionary. Try taking it out of the Finder tell block and see what happens:
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> open location "http://SOMEDOMAIN/~somedirectory/Digests/DBI-Users/";
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> HTH,
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> ANSWERER
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Thanks ANSWERER, that did it!!
--
Gary
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