AppleScriptObjC is a framework that allows Cocoa applications to be written in AppleScript. It obsoletes AppleScript Studio as of Mac OS X 10.6.
Questions tagged [applescript-objc]
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"Can't Get Document" Error - Javascript & Applescript
My Applescript has been encountering this error (sporadically) in Safari.
Result:
error "Safari got an error: Can’t get document \"DOC TITLE\"."
number -1728 from document "DOC TITLE"
I assumed this was because the page wasn't loaded, but I…
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Is there a way to package bash shell scripts with AppleScriptObjC app on MacOSX with Xcode?
I am trying to automate three or four bash shell scripts using AppleScriptObjC as a wrapper. This will give me a friendly gui front end to select data files etc., and the convenient text file manipulating and processing of several bash scripts. …
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Calling multiple arguments from objective-c to applescript-objc
I have a applescript-objc script with a method as follows :-
on say_(phrase, userName)
set whatToSay to "\"" & phrase & " " & userName & "\""
say whatToSay
end say_
And i want to call this method from objective-c but cant seem to figure out…
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How to register a Cocoa-Applescript application as a URL handler? (equivalent of "on open location" in Applescript Studio)
Should be relatively straightforward, but I can't seem to find anything on this - I'm trying to add a URL handler to a Cocoa-Applescript application, as described here:
http://www.macosxautomation.com/applescript/linktrigger/index.html
Except that…
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Autocomplete/suggest functionality in an applescript input box
I am trying to build an applescript dialog that helps me keep track of the things I am working on. To make it really effective I'd like to have it look up items from my todo list and suggest them as I type a la google suggest or other javascript…
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XCode / AppleScriptObjC Newbie
I'm brand new to the world of Xcode 4.4 and AppleScriptObjC. I'm trying to expand and experiment with a tutorial on AppleScriptObjC in the book "Learn AppleScript" by Sanderson and Rosenthal, and I've run into a problem. The code:
property parent…
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Change Applescript into single line NSApplescript source
Im building an app for learning purposes of using applescript to send multiple commands during an action. Below is the code I'm messing with but I have stripped out the actions in between the "" and replaced them with numbers. Everything works fine…
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Problem with date picker showing (main thread issue?)
Working with an AppleScript file from https://github.com/bat-tomr/dialog-node ...
# 06/04/16 09:35:02
# Author: Shane Stanley
# Adapted by Christopher Stone
use AppleScript version "2.4"
use scripting additions
use framework "Foundation"
use…
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Store AppleScript object in NSMutableDictionary
As part of an automation workflow I'd like to be able to store a reference to an applescript object inside an NSMutableDictionary. This is done, in effect, to be able to use variable variable names. Keeping an NSAppleScript instance alive, I'd then…
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Unrecognized Selector in Swift/Objective-C/Applescript project
I'm getting the following message when running this simple ASObjc program interfaced with Swift:
*** -[ASMyObject foo:]: unrecognized selector sent to object
The code works as…
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Facebook in a Mac App
how would I integrate Facebook into my Mac Application. I could give Objective-C a bit of a go, but it's going to be in an AppleScript-Objective-C project.
I could.. update the user's status a bit better instead of just opening their web browser and…
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Parse NSAppleEventDescriptor in AppleScriptObjC
I am trying to write an AppleScript application for the Automator to manipulate Contact groups. I am receiving a contact item as input to the script but I'm stuck at how to parse it. Here's the source I've written so far:
script…
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Applesricpt how to move files to /Library/Caches
I am working on a applesript code that allows users to customize the background of there login/change user screen. I am using basic applescript ui at the moment but hope to implement more advanced applescript-objC UI if this is a sucsess. At the…
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Asynchronously "do shell script" in Cocoa-Applescript?
I am new to Cocoa and AppleScript. Recently I want to do something via the "do shell script" command in Cocoa-AppleScript many times, and show a window with a progress bar at the same time to indicate how many times I've done.
My code looks like…
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Apple script getting Syntax error - Error: Expected end of line, etc. but found “"”
#! /usr/bin/osascript
osascript -e "do shell script
"chmod 777 /Library/ColorSync/Profiles" with administrator privileges"
Error:
Expected end of line, etc. but found “"”.
I am new to apple script. I need to run this with NSAppleScript. AS first…
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