Re: getting a list of labels from a record?
Re: getting a list of labels from a record?
- Subject: Re: getting a list of labels from a record?
- From: Alex Hall <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:25:30 -0400
I didn't realize Applescript had native plist support, that should prove useful. I have things working as I want them to by using a list of tuples, but plists might be handy for other settings in this set of scripts.
On Jun 3, 2013, at 6:28 AM, Emmanuel LEVY <email@hidden> wrote:
> Sorry, not sure I replied in time.
>
> PlistOpen accepts, either a path (under any form), or a string of XML data, that is some string starting with "<".
>
> Best,
> Emmanuel
>
>
> On May 28, 2013, at 11:53 PM, Christopher Stone wrote:
>
>> On May 28, 2013, at 08:36, Emmanuel LEVY <email@hidden> wrote:
>>> I'm sure using an osax wouldn't be an option, but if it were, you would get the list of the keys with one line:
>>>
>>> plistgetkeys (plistnew theRecord)
>> ______________________________________________________________________
>>
>> Hallo Emmanuel,
>>
>> I don't mind using an osax. :)
>>
>> This is helpful.
>>
>> I don't think the syntax is very discoverable, so every working example helps.
>>
>> PlistOpen has a string parameter. Is it able to take a string of xml data? If so what would be the syntax?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> --
>> Take Care,
>> Chris
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> # Alias to binary Plist File
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> set plistAlias to alias ((path to downloads folder as text) & "cc.omh.Clyppan.plist")
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> # Getting keys from a plist file directly:
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> set _plist to PlistOpen plistAlias
>> set _keys to PlistGetKeys (PlistNew _plist)
>> PlistClose _plist
>> _keys
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> # Getting keys from a simple record:
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> set _record to {key1:"Value1", key2:"Value2"}
>> set _keys to PlistGetKeys (PlistNew _record)
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> # Getting keys from a record (creating a record for the example using 'plutil' and
>> # System Events) - just to test a more complex record.
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> set _plist to do shell script "plutil -convert xml1 -o - " & quoted form of POSIX path of plistAlias
>> tell application "System Events"
>> set _record to value of (make property list item with properties {text:_plist})
>> end tell
>> set _keys to PlistGetKeys (PlistNew _record)
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
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