Re: Stock Quotes using AppleScript
Re: Stock Quotes using AppleScript
- Subject: Re: Stock Quotes using AppleScript
- From: Christopher Nebel <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:06:48 -0700
On Mar 12, 2009, at 5:30 PM, email@hidden wrote:
That, or with Smile, since in Smile you can do (100% AppleScript):
readtext "http://download.finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=AAPL,MSFT&f=snl1d1t1cmv
"
Well, not wanting to split hairs, but that's using utility that's
not available on all Macs by default, so it's not really 100%
AppleScript.
I'm not the kind of guy who complains but I'm sick and tired of this
kind of comments and I'm sorry but what you said is simply stupid or
naive (or both, feel free to choose the correct answer).
Simmer down before you sprain something, JB. The basic point is that
Smile isn't part of stock Mac OS X. As you observe, that may or may
not make a difference to a user -- it depends on their needs and what
they're willing to deal with.
The problem here is that Emmanuel and Simon are using different
meanings for "AppleScript": E. means "AppleScript, the syntax", so
Smile counts; S. means "AppleScript, the system component", so it
doesn't. This sort of confusion is why I avoid terms like "100%" or
"pure", and just talk about "stock" vs. "third-party" components --
did they come with the system or not?
That said, stating that a solution relies on third-party software
strikes me as useful, since besides the above, it helps people not
waste time wondering why they can't find it on their system.
--Chris Nebel
AppleScript Engineering
P.S.: To split hairs even further, Smile is not available on *any*
Macs by default. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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