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RE: System Events 'not running'
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RE: System Events 'not running'


  • Subject: RE: System Events 'not running'
  • From: "Jacopille, David" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2018 14:17:32 +0000
  • Thread-topic: System Events 'not running'

That’s correct.  Any ‘tell application’ followed by any word in that
application’s dictionary can result in ‘Application ___ isn’t running” error.

Because the application in question is running the problem is likely in the
process that compiles the AppleScript, which calls out to the application’s
dictionary.  If that dictionary call goes unanswered because something is hosed
it would probably interpret that as the application is not running.

There is no indication that the application being called is unresponsive.  It
works as expected when the GUI is used manually.




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From: Steve Mills <email@hidden<mailto:email@hidden>>
Date: Saturday, Nov 03, 2018, 9:39 AM
To: AppleScript Users
<email@hidden<mailto:email@hidden>>
Subject: Re: System Events 'not running'

> On Nov 3, 2018, at 07:05, Axel Luttgens <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> I’m a bit lost with your description of the problem. :-(
>
> Could you provide us with a skeleton script (or combination of scripts) that
> systematically yields the problem on your side?

For me, it’s as simple as:

tell app “System Events”
    do stuff
end tell

Steve via iPad

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