Sending non-string parameters to an AppleScript
Sending non-string parameters to an AppleScript
- Subject: Sending non-string parameters to an AppleScript
- From: Jeremy Dronfield <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 15:58:41 +0100
I'm calling an AppleScript using NSAppleScript and
NSAppleEventDescriptor. Part of the the purpose of the script is to
set the positions of the icons in a Finder window. My problem is in
working out how to pass a parameter (in this case a point) which
isn't an NSString, since +[NSAppleEventDescriptor
descriptorWithString:] seems to be the only way of passing an Obj-C
data type. In desperation I've tried using:
[NSAppleEventDescriptor descriptorWithString:NSStringFromPoint
(NSMakePoint(100, 100))]
and coercing the parameter to a point in the script with:
set position of item fileRef of windowRef to (newPosition as point)
but it doesn't work. I get an error: "{100, 100}" cannot be converted
to type point. Surely it must be possible to pass a point (and other
data types) to an AppleScript? If so, how?
Jeremy
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