From: Luther Fuller <email@hidden>
To: Applescript Users <email@hidden>
Cc: Oakley Masten <email@hidden>
Sent: Wed, March 31, 2010 9:42:59 AM
Subject: Re: (no subject)
On Mar 31, 2010, at 8:55 AM, Oakley Masten wrote:
Yes Luther I would like to see the examples.
Here's how I create a new preference file:
property defaultPrefsRec : {a:1, b:"string", c:{3, 4, 5}} -- for example
property prefsName : "prefsFileName" -- lookup info on CFBundleIdentifier to find out how to name your prefs file
set prefsFolder to (path to preferences folder from user domain)
set posixPath to quoted form of (POSIX path of
prefsFolder)
do shell script "defaults write " & posixPath & prefsName & " x y" -- creates the new property list file with dummy value
tell application "Finder" to set prefsFile to (file (prefsName & ".plist") of prefsFolder) as alias
tell application "System Events" to set value of property list file (prefsFile as text) to defaultPrefsRecord
Reading the preference file:
tell application "System Events" to set prefsRec to (value of property list file (prefsFile as text)) --<<<<<<<<<<<<< READ
You can now modify the record prefsRec as
desired.
Writing the preference file:
tell application "System Events" to set value of property list file (prefsFile as text) to prefsRec --<<<<<<< WRITE
Keep in mind that when you look at your preference
file with Property List Editor, Array = list and Dictionary = record.