Trying to script the creation of a script
Trying to script the creation of a script
- Subject: Trying to script the creation of a script
- From: Christian Boyce <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 15:26:35 -0800
I'm trying to make a droplet script that makes another script. The
second script would be customized, based on the name of the file
dropped. I've gotten as far as creating the new Script Editor document
automatically, with text as desired, but I haven't figured out how to
pass the name of the dropped file to the new script.
Here's what I have:
on open thefile
tell application "Finder"
set y to thefile as alias
set thename to the name of y
end tell
tell application "Script Editor"
activate
--this is where we create the text that makes up the script.
--it is also where the problem lies.
set x to "tell application \"2.0TitleTrack Jukebox\" of machine
\"eppc://192.168.1.100\"
Stop
Clear
end tell
--
tell application \"Finder\" of machine \"eppc://192.168.1.100\"
open file\" & thename & \"of folder \"TitleTrack Jukebox v2.0\" of
startup disk
end tell
--
tell application \"2.0TitleTrack Jukebox\" of machine
\"eppc://192.168.1.100\"
activate
Set Loop true
Play
end tell"
--now we make the script
make new document with properties {text:x}
end tell
end open
What happens is I create a script that's absolutely perfect, except
that the variable "thename" is shown as "thename" and not as what
"thename" actually stands for. That is, I want the value of "thename"
to be shown in the script, not literally "thename."
In the end of course I'll want to save the script, also using the
"thename" variable's contents, so if anyone can help with that I'd
appreciate it too. Thanks.
(The point here is I am using TitleTrack Jukebox to play CDs, and I
want to create scripts that trigger playlists. The playlists are named
files, so I want scripts that open those playlists and play them. I
will eventually add those playlist scripts to Drag Thing tiles. And,
I'll make the whole thing a folder action, so when I add a playlist to
a folder, a new tile will show up in Drag Thing. That's the plan.)
--
Christian Boyce
http://www.christianboyce.com
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