Re: AppleScript-Users Digest, Vol 4, Issue 357
Re: AppleScript-Users Digest, Vol 4, Issue 357
- Subject: Re: AppleScript-Users Digest, Vol 4, Issue 357
- From: Kevin Bradley <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:11:17 -0500
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On Jul 29, 2007, at 11:34 PM, Ed Stockly wrote: Rather than answer your question I'm going to tell you to learn Python or Perl or Automator or whatever other technology. I'm not saying there is no place for that at all on this list, but if someone is struggling with the language, at least help them get past whatever roadblock their facing is more important than promoting your pet technology.
Now, at last, I feel you've gotten to the heart of the whole issue. While sometimes the "best" solution (defined as "fastest,", "most convenient", etc. as defined by the one writing) may be "do shell script," all too often the list is used as a means of proselytizing someone's favorite language (or selling someone's book).
I feel that when folks write us here, they're hoping for an answer that doesn't exact any higher price than they have already paid in fighting with Script Editor and dictionaries for several hours. While that isn't always possible (you can't get blood from a stone), that's what they want. |
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