 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Mac Forum / General / General / September 2008Very simple script didn't work in iCal
"tell application "Transmission" quit end tell" Any idea why? It works when run in Script Editor. TIA, Jamie Kahn Genet  SignatureIf you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. > "tell application "Transmission" > quit > end tell" > > Any idea why? It works when run in Script Editor. Did you save it as an application, compiled script, ??? SignatureI kill all messages, and replies to messages, from Google Groups. See http://improve-usenet.org for details. > > "tell application "Transmission" > > quit [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Did you save it as an application, compiled script, ??? Just a script. It's companion launch Transmission script ran ok in iCal. SignatureIf you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. > > > "tell application "Transmission" > > > quit [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Just a script. It's companion launch Transmission script ran ok in iCal. Try this: try tell application "Transmission" quit on error TheErr display dialog "Transmission didn't quite because " & TheErr end tell end try And report back if it throws an error message. SignatureI kill all messages, and replies to messages, from Google Groups. See http://improve-usenet.org for details. > > > > "tell application "Transmission" > > > > quit [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > And report back if it throws an error message. I get a syntax error trying to compile the above: Expected "end" or "end tell" but found "on". SignatureIf you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. > I get a syntax error trying to compile the above: > > Expected "end" or "end tell" but found "on". try tell application "Transmission" quit end tell on error TheErr display dialog "Transmission didn't quite because " & TheErr end try SignatureI kill all messages, and replies to messages, from Google Groups. See http://improve-usenet.org for details. > > I get a syntax error trying to compile the above: > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > display dialog "Transmission didn't quite because " & TheErr > end try I now get: Expected function name, command name or function name but found "error". SignatureIf you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. > > > I get a syntax error trying to compile the above: > > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Expected function name, command name or function name but found "error". It compiles and runs without error here. What line highlighted when you see the error message? SignatureI kill all messages, and replies to messages, from Google Groups. See http://improve-usenet.org for details. > > > I get a syntax error trying to compile the above: > > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Expected function name, command name or function name but found "error". "on error" is a continuation of the "try" statement. Did you omit the "try" statement at the beginning, perhaps? SignatureSend responses to the relevant news group rather than to me, as 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 Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR > > > > I get a syntax error trying to compile the above: > > > > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > "on error" is a continuation of the "try" statement. > Did you omit the "try" statement at the beginning, perhaps? Good catch, JR. I didn't think of the possibility he may have interpreted "try" as an instruction from me, rather than part of the script. SignatureI kill all messages, and replies to messages, from Google Groups. See http://improve-usenet.org for details. > > > > > I get a syntax error trying to compile the above: > > > > > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > interpreted "try" as an instruction from me, rather than part of the > script. I wonder... BTW, to combat this very thing, I usually try to wrap scripts I post online with: -- begin script -- end script SignaturePlease send all responses to the relevant news group rather than directly to me, as 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 Groups. You'll need to use a real news reader if you want me to see your posts. JR > > > > > I get a syntax error trying to compile the above: > > > > > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > interpreted "try" as an instruction from me, rather than part of the > script. That was it, heh. Well I feel stupid :-D It was early in the morning and I just wasn't catching the closing statement which of course requires an opening statement... I just cannot adequately explain how my brain works some days... and I use 'works' loosely... I just kept seeing 'try' as an instruction from Dave *headdesk* Thank you both. I have to go hide now till the embarrassment passes. SignatureIf you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. > > > > > > I get a syntax error trying to compile the above: > > > > > > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Thank you both. I have to go hide now till the embarrassment passes. It happens - no worries! : ) SignatureSend responses to the relevant news group rather than to me, as 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 Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR On 09/09/2008, Jamie Kahn Genet wrote in message <1imzj2c.1tv61fc14pflreN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>: > > try > > tell application "Transmission" [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Expected function name, command name or function name but found "error". Put 'on run' as a line before the first line and 'end run' after the last line. I actually suspect that you have a weird non-seeable character or some other weird formatting somewhere in the script which is stopping it compiling correctly. Simon. Signaturehttp://www.hearsay.demon.co.uk In article <ga9flb$180$2$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>, Simon Slavin <slavins.delete.these.four.words@hearsay.demon.co.uk> wrote: > On 09/09/2008, Jamie Kahn Genet wrote in message > <1imzj2c.1tv61fc14pflreN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>: [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Put 'on run' as a line before the first line and 'end run' after the last > line. That won't fix the problem though. > I actually suspect that you have a weird non-seeable character or some > other weird formatting somewhere in the script which is stopping it > compiling correctly. Nope. Read the rest of the thread. ; ) SignatureSend responses to the relevant news group rather than to me, as 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 Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR On 10/09/2008, Jolly Roger wrote in message <jollyroger- F05D98.17271010092008@news.individual.net>: > Simon Slavin <slavins.delete.these.four.words@hearsay.demon.co.uk> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > That won't fix the problem though. If changes the context of those lines of script from being part of the application that's running it, to being a stand-alone script. This means that error messages are reported to the user better. Simon. Signaturehttp://www.hearsay.demon.co.uk |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.