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varibles in handler


  • Subject: varibles in handler
  • From: Robert Poland <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:17:04 -0700

Hi,

Since this use of a variable in a handler call apparently is not allowed, why not;

my setDelimiters(originalDelimiters)

-- Complete test script
global applicationName, originalDelimiters

set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ""
set applicationName to "GraphicConverter.app"
my setDelimiters(".")
set applicationName to my fixLinkToGraphicConverter(applicationName) -- seperate GraphicConverter6 & GraphicConverter7
my setDelimiters(originalDelimiters)

tell application "System Events"
	activate
	display dialog applicationName & return & "-" & AppleScript's text item delimiters & "-" default button 1
end tell

on setDelimiters(newDelimiter)
	set originalDelimiters to AppleScript's text item delimiters
	set AppleScript's text item delimiters to newDelimiter -- parse off ".app"
	-- set AppleScript's text item delimiters to originalDelimiters
end setDelimiters

on fixLinkToGraphicConverter(applicationName) -- seperate GraphicConverter6 & GraphicConverter7
	my setDelimiters(".")
	set applicationName to (first text item of applicationName)
	my setDelimiters(originalDelimiters)
	return applicationName
end fixLinkToGraphicConverter


Robert Poland - Fort Collins, CO



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