Re: Confusion says what? (was Re: Script expects quoted text mystery)
Re: Confusion says what? (was Re: Script expects quoted text mystery)
- Subject: Re: Confusion says what? (was Re: Script expects quoted text mystery)
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 16:46:10 -0800
On 1/16/04 4:33 PM, "Dave Stewart" <email@hidden> wrote:
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Uh-oh, this one rang a bell. I've been browsing through the most
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excellent "AppleScript The Definitive Guide" by Matt Neuburg (O'Reilly)
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and noticed this excerpt from Chapter 10 (page 188):
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"Once AppleScript has determined a complete target, it stops, ignoring
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any further of's or tell's that make up the rest of the chain."
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He gives an example that's similar to the above, where a Finder tell
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block is nested inside another tell block. He claims the other tell is
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never targeted, since AppleScript can build a complete target with the
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Finder.
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What Paul claims above seems to contradict that directly (unless I'm
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totally misreading his statements). Am I about to learn something, or
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is Paul?
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According to Chris Nebel, who knows, and even Matt (I forgot that) what I
said was just superstition. I wonder if it was ever true. It certainly used
to pass for "common knowledge" - maybe it was always superstition. I have no
examples to back it up. so best forget it, unless someone else does.
--
Paul Berkowitz
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