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Re: AS newbie Filemaker question
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Re: AS newbie Filemaker question


  • Subject: Re: AS newbie Filemaker question
  • From: revDAVE <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:02:30 -0700
  • Thread-topic: AS newbie Filemaker question

On 3/12/2008 7:40 AM, "Peter Baxter" <email@hidden> wrote:

> However, this is not how you address Microsoft word documents to get
> the text body.
>
> Try this:
>
> tell application "Microsoft Word"
> activate
> open myDoc
> set MyText to content of text object of active document
> tell selection
> display dialog MyText
> end tell
> end tell


Thanks Peter for all your help!

> set MyText to content of text object of active document

Where can I learn about commands such as this ... ?
I search around places like:
http://www.apple.com/applescript/
But I never seem to find what I need

Is there a good book or URL's to check out?


--
Thanks - RevDave
Cool @ hosting4days . com
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