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Re: Unable to send user input string to Webster Dictionary Application using variable
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Re: Unable to send user input string to Webster Dictionary Application using variable


  • Subject: Re: Unable to send user input string to Webster Dictionary Application using variable
  • From: Window Pen <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:32:22 +0700

Thanks Geoff for taking a look at this. 


Direct Quote: 
The command in Webster MWClearPaste works with the script if I set answer to "rabbit", but not via the variable. 

Pass By Variable:
If I'm sending "\"rabbit\"", how can I set change text received from user to wrap the word in quotes, then pass to Webster?
When I set up a check, I got "rabbit" from display dialog by the variable answer, but this "\"rabbit\"" would explain what that didn't work.

Pass without use of set statement:
I tried to send without a set statement, but got an undefined error.  

--

display dialog "Look up " default answer "" with title "Webster's"

set dialogInfo to result

set answer to text returned of dialogInfo


tell application "Merriam-Webster"

activate

--set answer to (quote & answer & quote) as string -- sends var in quotes but does not place input in application 

--set answer to "rabbit" as string   --works for "rabbit" but not for "answer" incorporating user input 

MWClearPaste answer

end tell



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