Re: Unable to send user input string to Webster Dictionary Application using variable
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: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:06:45 +0700
Help......
A Result:
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Nothing works passed by variable. The AppleScripts string encoded in Unicode is, ah... I can't figure out how to get Unicode text input into Mac Roman ASCII for Webster command.
Only the string literals encapsulated in quotes function in Webster Dictionary "aardvar" and "Brazil"
A Script:
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check syntax
display dialog "Look up " default answer "" with title "Webster's"
set dialogInfo to text returned of the result
log dialogInfo
beep 1
tell application "Merriam-Webster"
activate
delay 5
MWClearPaste "aardvark"
MWClearPaste dialogInfo
end tell
beep 2
delay 2
tell application "Merriam-Webster"
activate
MWClearPaste "Brazil"
MWClearPaste dialogInfo
end tell
tell application "Merriam-Webster"
activate
MWClearPaste dialogInfo as string --<-------------- Geoff's
log dialogInfo
end tell
A Event Log:
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tell current application
check syntax current application
display dialog "Look up " default answer "" with title "Webster's"
{text returned:"robber", button returned:"OK"}
(*robber*)
beep 1
end tell
tell application "Merriam-Webster"
activate
MWClearPaste "aardvark"
MWClearPaste "robber"
end tell
tell current application
beep 2
end tell
tell application "Merriam-Webster"
activate
MWClearPaste "Brazil"
MWClearPaste "robber"
activate
MWClearPaste "robber"
(*robber*)
end tell
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B Result:
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using Shane's:
set answer to «class ktxt» of (answer as record)
If I set answer to dialogInfo the AppleScript Error at runtime is
"Can't make "rabbit" into type record
If I do not set answer to dialogInfo the Apple Script Editor will not compile the script: "The variable answer is not defined"
B Script:
************
check syntax
display dialog "Look up " default answer "" with title "Webster's"
set dialogInfo to text returned of the result
tell application "Merriam-Webster"
activate
set answer to dialogInfo
set answer to «class ktxt» of (answer as record)
beep 1
MWClearPaste answer
end tell
B Event Log:
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tell current application
check syntax current application
display dialog "Look up " default answer "" with title "Webster's"
{text returned:"rabbitone", button returned:"OK"}
(*rabbitone*)
beep 1
end tell
tell application "Merriam-Webster"
activate
current application
activate
MWClearPaste "rabbitone"
MWClearPaste "rabbittwo"
beep 1
«event ascrgdut» <-------- what is that?
{}
beep 1
activate
MWClearPaste "rabbittthree"
MWClearPaste "rabbitone"
beep 2
end tell
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