Where to put Applescripts

Thomas McGrath III 3mcgrath at adelphia.net
Mon Feb 13 13:22:57 EST 2006


Thanks Jim,

I am getting the picture now. I am also curious to your 'other'  
method. Instructions and stack are a great help.

Thanks,

Tom


On Feb 13, 2006, at 12:38 PM, Jim Ault wrote:

> Hey, Thomas,
>
>>> with tokens where the dynamic parts are; for example,
>>> [datafilepath] can be a token for a filepath.
>
> It is a fancier way to say
> replace "[datafilename]" with tDatFile in applscrptVar
>
> where tDatFile is the variable you created in Rev.
>
> thus you can use placeholders or 'tokens'.
> The catch to the "do as AppleScript" method is that the script has  
> to be
> literally the correct string.
>
> I have another way to store and retrieve AppleScripts in a stack  
> that I like
> better than using custom properties since it makes it easier to  
> manage and
> edit the AppleScripts.  I will post it later today with  
> instructions.  I
> could also send an example stack to anyone who is interested in  
> harnessing
> the power of AppleScript.
>
> But for the moment, I have a lengthy meeting to go into.
>
> Later
>
> Jim Ault
> Las Vegas
>



More information about the use-livecode mailing list