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Re: Recording AppleEvent Class Codes
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Re: Recording AppleEvent Class Codes


  • Subject: Re: Recording AppleEvent Class Codes
  • From: Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 09:11:24 +1000

On 17/08/2013, at 7:45 AM, Kaydell Leavitt <email@hidden> wrote:

> To see any scriptable application's Scripting Dictionary in XML format, you can do the following.
>
> 1. Start AppleScript Editor.
> 2. Choose from the menus: "File > Open Scripting Dictionary..."
> 3. You will have a list of scriptable applications to choose from.
> 4. Find the application that you want to see the OSType codes for.
> 5. Holding down the command-key, click on the title
> 6. Choose the first folder in the popup menu
> 7. This will take you to the Finder, where you can see the Scripting Dictionary File, an .sdef file in the Finder.
> 8. Holding down the option key, to make a copy, drag this file to your desktop.
> 9. Open this file up in a plain text editor such as Xcode.

It's easier to just open a dictionary in AppleScript Editor and choose save. That will give you the scripting definition file (.sdef).

--
Shane Stanley <email@hidden>
'AppleScriptObjC Explored' <www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/apps/>


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