OOP in Applescript
	Am I correct in thinking that you can't have a script object that's a child of a script object in a separate file? Paul Magnussen By Paul Magnussen  - Jan 2 - 1 new of 1 message

	System version on OS 9?
	I'm trying to convert some scripts i wrote yonks ago for OS 9 to function on OS X. Ideally, I'd like to keep them compatible. The problem at the moment is the load script command, which seems to have different syntax (X wants an absolute path) How do you tell whether a script is running in OS 9 or OS X? System... more » By Paul Magnussen  - Jan 2 - 1 new of 1 message

How to shoot yourself in the foot

In article <michelle-A4BB4C.12533818112.. .@news.eternal-september.org>, ... ... ... -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google... more » By Jolly Roger  - Nov 18 2012 - 6 new of 6 messages

	Is there a way to handle file upload pop ups using AppleScript?
	Hi All, I want to handle file uploads pop ups using Apple Script. I want to upload a file in the file upload dialog box using Apple Script. Please help me out. Regards, Sachin By sachin  - Nov 18 2012 - 1 new of 1 message

Escaping an escape (quotes + backslashes)?

Know this has come before but no prior replies makes any sense to this newbie, AppleScript language section on escape characters does not help, and my head feels like it's going to blow up from trying to visualize escaping escapes. From looks of it, I'm stuck escaping an escape character (?). This is crazy easy in shell, but fails horribly in AS.... more » By clifhir...@gmail.com  - Aug 27 2012 - 2 new of 2 messages

	Address Book: check for membership in group
	Hello How can I check whether a specific contact is member of a (or any) group? The following bit of code doesn't work: set aGroup to make new group with properties {name:"aGroup"} if (aGroup does not contain apers) then add apers to group "abc" end if Thanks By Sven  - Aug 11 2012 - 9 new of 9 messages

	Parameter transfer in applescript app
	Hello I have written this (very) small program in applescript: on open inItems display dialog inItems as text end open wich has been stored as an app If I drag and drop a text file icon in it it gives me the right address on my disk same thing for a folder but if I drag and drop a bookmark it opens my browser instead... more » By pierre lemercier  - Aug 8 2012 - 1 new of 1 message

	change osx terminal encoding via command line or applescript
	We use Mac OSX (Lion) as desktops, and we use terminal windows connecting to a Linux server where we run among other things an old legacy application. By default the encoding on Mac Terminal is utf-8 and we want to keep it that way. But this one old legacy application needs the terminal encoding in iso latin 1... more » By alois.trei...@gmail.com  - Jul 20 2012 - 4 new of 4 messages

	VLC with Audio Hijack Pro
	Hi - when I use "Quit source" in Audio Hijack Pro it doesn't quit VLC. I tried a script tell application "VLC" activate end tell tell application "VLC" to quit It works but only when I move the cursor after that,-) Move cursor seems to be voodoo. I also tried keystroke key code... more » By Iwan  - Jul 18 2012 - 5 new of 5 messages

	Newbie, iterating over contents of a selection
	I'm using Adobe InDesign, I a table in which I have selected some cells. I want my AppleScript to look at the contents of each selected cell and change an attribute (fill color) of the cell if the text is "N". So I have: tell application "Adobe InDesign CS2" if (count documents) is greater than 0 then... more » By Justin C  - Jul 11 2012 - 3 new of 3 messages