I'm calling an Applescript scpt file and when I opened the AppleScript editor it had an option to use JavaScript.
I would like to convert my AppleScript to JavaScript but can't find any documentation on it (announcements and such and redirects on apple).
Here is my AppleScript:
#!/usr/bin/osascript
on run argv
set output to "{\"1st Parameter\":\"" & first item of argv & "\"}"
return output
end run
More context:
I'm trying to loop through a directory and export from Excel. I only need to know about how to run JavaScript in a SCPT file but this is the background.
#!/usr/bin/osascript
on run argv
#goal is to export multiple files to csv
#the plan is to
#pass in folder and loop through files or
#pass in array of files (paths as a comma separated string)
#pass in single file and call script multiple times
set processReportsScript to "excel -e '" & first item of argv & "' '" -o '" & second item of argv & "'.csv'"
do shell script processReportsScript
end run
UPDATE:
While in Script Editor I'm able to run this JavaScript:
function run(args) {
var x = false;
var y = Application("Mail");
var running = y.running();
var id = y.id();
debugger;
if (x) {
console.log("Why isn't this being called?")
}
return "hello";
}
Based in part on this guide.
However when I save the JavaScript into the SCPT file and call it from an external application it gives the following error:
script error: Expected end of line, etc. but found “(”. (-2741)
It does not give any errors when using AppleScript.
FYI the external application is passing the script to osascript.
UPDATE 2:
I changed the extension from scpt to js and now it's running. I read that it's possible to pass in the language type using -l but when I do I get numerous variations of the error:
no such component " 'JavaScript'" no such component " JavaScript"
As long as it works by changing the extension I think this works.
