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How to make AppleScript wait for FileMaker to complete a script?
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How to make AppleScript wait for FileMaker to complete a script?


  • Subject: How to make AppleScript wait for FileMaker to complete a script?
  • From: Dennis Jones <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 08:57:35 -0800

In the AppleScript below, I need to make the AS script wait while a
FileMaker script runs. The duration of the FM script varies from a few
seconds to over a minute.

At present, some import files are replaced before FileMaker can import
and process them.

Is there something I can replace the 'sleep 10' command with that will
monitor FileMaker and let AS know when it can continue the loop.

--
Dennis Jones
email@hidden

-- code --

on getImportFiles(sourceFolder, importFile, importFolder, scriptToRun)
	set the itemList to list folder sourceFolder without invisibles
	set sourceFolder to sourceFolder as string
	set search_string to "CATHY-H"
	repeat with i from 1 to number of items in the itemList
		set thisItem to item i of the itemList
		set thisItem to (sourceFolder & thisItem) as alias
		set thisInfo to info for thisItem
		-- Set file name to currentName
		set the currentName to the name of thisInfo
		if folder of thisInfo is false and ¬
			alias of thisInfo is false and ¬
			currentName contains the search_string then

			copyToImportFolder(sourceFolder, importFolder, importFile, currentName)

			tell application "Finder"
				update folder importFolder with necessity
			end tell

			do shell script "sleep 1"

			tell application "FileMaker Pro 6"
				do script scriptToRun
			end tell

			do shell script "sleep 10" -- Needs to be "Wait until FileMaker is done"

		end if
	end repeat
end getImportFiles
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