Re: A Yummy (_Not_) Bug: Gremlin is Rewriting my GUI-Scripting
Re: A Yummy (_Not_) Bug: Gremlin is Rewriting my GUI-Scripting
- Subject: Re: A Yummy (_Not_) Bug: Gremlin is Rewriting my GUI-Scripting
- From: Jonathan Levi MD <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 01:15:22 -0400
At 12:48 PM -0700 8/29/05, Matt Neuburg wrote:
On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:23:12 -0400, Jonathan Levi MD <email@hidden>
said:
tell application "System Events"
repeat until ((exists process "MPW Shell") and ¬
(frontmost of process "MPW Shell" is true))
tell application "Script Editor"
repeat until ((exists «class prcs» "MPW Shell") and ¬
> (frontmost of «class prcs» "MPW Shell" is true))
..the target "System Events" is being replaced by the target "Script Editor".
Since Script Editor's dictionary does not define the terminology you're
using, you see it as raw code...
I see -- many thanks. Of course that also
explains why simply correcting the mistaken
target "Script Editor" and recompiling fixes the
raw codes as well.
So...how did the target get changed from "System
Events" to "Script Editor"? ..I have seen this
happen when a file is moved from one
machine to another (and I comment about this in my book). When it happens,
it's very annoying, since unless you happen to be the author of the script,
you may not be able to guess who the correct target is supposed to be. This
is one reason why, in my view, it is actually better to move a script from
machine to machine as text than as a compiled script file.
Good point.
So what did happen to this file? Is this all happening on the same machine?
I believe so, although I can't be 100% sure I
didn't once have the script on another machine.
If so, I can't account for it. If you're not running the file from within
Script Editor normally, how is it being run? More info is needed.
The problem has always announced itself while I
was running the script from the Script Menu, but
that's currently not reproducing the problem. I'm
afraid this script is turning out to be like the
proverbial car that keeps malfunctioning until
it's brought into the shop for repairs.
So, I appreciate your thoughts on this, and I
will reopen this thread if I can figure out the
circumstances under which the script bombs.
Jonathan
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