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Re: Applescript-users Digest, Vol 2, Issue 627
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Re: Applescript-users Digest, Vol 2, Issue 627


  • Subject: Re: Applescript-users Digest, Vol 2, Issue 627
  • From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:52:26 -0700


On Sep 29, 2005, at 7:35 PM, chet kelley wrote:

if (today is Saturday) or (today is Sunday) or (exists (event in calendar "Work" whose start date ≤ date now and end date ≥ date now) or (event in calendar "U.S. Federal Holidays" whose start date ≤ date now and end date ≥ date now)) then

I didn't examine your code close enough; you made the same mistake as in a previous line by misusing booleans. try this:


if (today is Saturday) or (today is Sunday) or (exists (event in calendar "Work" whose start date ≤ date now and whose end date ≥ date now) or (event in calendar "U.S. Federal Holidays" whose start date ≤ date now and whose end date ≥ date now)) then

Essentially, you can't say
if a is b or c
if a is b and c

Because that parses to
if (a is b) or c
if (a is b) and c


You have to say if a is b or a is if a is b and a is c

-- Michelle

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 >Re: Applescript-users Digest, Vol 2, Issue 627 (From: chet kelley <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Applescript-users Digest, Vol 2, Issue 627 (From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Applescript-users Digest, Vol 2, Issue 627 (From: chet kelley <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Applescript-users Digest, Vol 2, Issue 627 (From: Dave Lyons <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Applescript-users Digest, Vol 2, Issue 627 (From: chet kelley <email@hidden>)

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