Re: regex in Satimage OSAX doesn't work the way I expected
Re: regex in Satimage OSAX doesn't work the way I expected
- Subject: Re: regex in Satimage OSAX doesn't work the way I expected
- From: Jim Brandt <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:22:48 -0500
| Chris,
Thanks for the handlers. I'm sure it'll help.
I spent the entire afternoon yesterday working through ONE handler I have that parses text from an HTML page, changing my TextCommand code to Satimage OSAX. Basically I started at the top and a section at a time moved the all-encompassing "tell application "TextCommands" line down as I worked the the section above. I had some lines like "if (check Column4 contains DateString) …" that I had to rework into a try block around the find text command. A handler for that might be a better solution.
I'm not sure using the OSAX is any faster (thought it probably is) but it is less typing than tell block everywhere :)
Don't have Script Debugger (can't justify $200 for hobby scripting) and don't have a text shortcut app like Typinator so I plod on.
I got so engrossed with making it work yesterday I almost missed a meeting I had to go to. <sigh>
Jim
Hey Jim,
That problem with writing regex instead of with regexp was a big issue for me when I first started using the Satimage.osax.
I ended up just creating several handlers in find.lib.scpt and embedding them in my Script Debugger templates. I then use Typinator or SD's own text-expansions to emplace the handler calls, so I never have to type them.
My basic change handler:
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