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Re: Safari Scripting Help (Newbie stuff) Complete!
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Re: Safari Scripting Help (Newbie stuff) Complete!


  • Subject: Re: Safari Scripting Help (Newbie stuff) Complete!
  • From: "Mark J. Reed" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:40:03 -0500

On Dec 28, 2007 4:35 PM, Michelle Steiner <email@hidden> wrote:
> Why have the try block?

Well, because Peter did.  I am away from my references and couldn't be
sure that 'exists' would work. :)

> tell application "Safari"
>         activate
>         if not (document 1 exists) then tell (make new document) to set URL
> to "http://www.macscripter.net/";
> end tell

If document 1 does exist, that doesn't do anything; presumably the OP
would like to set its URL in that case.

> Or if you want to keep whatever is in an existing document, and not
> replace it with the new URL:
>
> tell application "Safari"
>         activate
>         tell (make new document) to set URL to "http://www.macscripter.net/";
> end tell

So does (make new document) open a new window or a new tab?  I know
you can do the latter explicitly with (make new tab)...

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Mark J. Reed <email@hidden>
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