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What is the limit on osascript command ?
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What is the limit on osascript command ?


  • Subject: What is the limit on osascript command ?
  • From: Paul Taylor <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:05:29 +0100

Is there a limit on how long an applescript command can be, Im attempting to update details of tracks chnaged outside of itunes in
Itunes, the script works when I am not updating many files but seems to fail as the number of files I update gets larger. Failing with either
return code 1 or 255. the Applescript is actually generated by another language which is why I use the -e option many times. Apologies that my
applescript knowledge is VERY slim Im only using it because it is the only way I can interact with iTunes.


thanks for any help Paul

Here is an example of the command I run, (but Ive stripped out many of the -e add lines in the real script) in either returns error code 1 or 255

osascript -e tell app "iTunes" -e set new_playlist to (make user playlist with properties {name:"newPlaylist:3/19/08 7:45 PM"})
-e add(POSIX file "/Volumes/LaCie Disk/Marchive/Gone In 60 Seconds/Soundtrack to Gone In 60 Seconds/Moby - Flower.mp3") to new_playlist
-e add(POSIX file "/Volumes/LaCie Disk/Marchive/George Thorogood/The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers/Move It on Over.mp3") to new_playlist
-e add(POSIX file "/Volumes/LaCie Disk/Marchive/Glorytellers/Glorytellers/Tears of....mp3") to new_playlist
-e repeat with nexttrack in (get every track of new_playlist)
-e refresh nexttrack
-e end repeat
-e end tell



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