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Re: Filemaker 8.5 stored applescript problem
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Re: Filemaker 8.5 stored applescript problem


  • Subject: Re: Filemaker 8.5 stored applescript problem
  • From: Malcolm Fitzgerald <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 10:08:53 +1000

I wrote:
You are seeing a terminology conflict. Filemaker provides it's own
definition of READ and WRITE. You are trying to call standard additions "read"
command aren't you.

The simplest, most unambiguous way to get around the terminology conflict is
to use raw codes.

On 15/05/2007, at 7:58 AM, Stockly, Ed wrote:
I disagree here, I'd say that is among the most ambiguous way to get around
terminology conflicts.

It depends on what you mean by unambiguous ;-) I'll go with "exhibiting no ambiguity".


And you may make the mistake of thinking that the code is addressed to you. That's very ego-centric. The code is talking to the AppleScript interpreter.

The simplest way is to put the offending command in a tell. I usually use
tell application "finder" to yada yada

That is simple but in the bad way not the good way. Read is a command from the standard additions osax, not the finder. Why not tell Font Book or Safari or Mail to do it?


-- let's be silly
tell application "Calculator" to list disks --> {"Macintosh HD", "Network"}
tell application "iPhoto" to path to desktop --> alias "Macintosh HD:Users:creator:Desktop:"


Hey, who cares if they're a bit slow!

Malcolm

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