applescript in standalones?

[Tom Glod]

Ahhhhhh...I would have never figured that out from just reading the
enhancement report.  Much thanks Brian.

On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 12:58 AM Brian Milby via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> I can confirm that the following scripts work as expected in a stand alone
> application (9.0.1):
>
> on mouseUp
>    local tScript
>    put "Display Dialog" && quote & "Hello world" & quote into tScript
>    do tScript as "AppleScript"
>    answer the result   -- '{button returned:"OK"}' if you click the OK
> button
> end mouseUp
>
> on mouseUp
>    do "1 + 1" as "AppleScript"
>    answer the result   -- 2
> end mouseUp
>
> on mouseUp
>    do field "TheScript" as "AppleScript" -- tested with "beep"
>    answer the result   -- empty for beep
> end mouseUp
>
>
> The linked bug deals with the other direction - your built application
> being able to receive applescript commands to "do script".  For a while,
> the sdef file/plist entry was missing so the IDE couldn't receive those
> commands but that has been fixed.  Patching the build scripts to include
> the file/update the plist would be fairly easy but adding the check box for
> the setting would require a binary stack update.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 6:00 PM Tom Glod via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Brian, to be honest I am not sure....your answer definately reflects
> > that feature request to which I linked...so probably that is the official
> > situation..... but just to make sure......
> >
> > I want to build a standalone from which I am able to run applescript
> > commands ..(ex send keystrokes to other applications)....like vbscript's
> > sendkeys()..
> >
> > ?
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 6:43 PM Brian Milby via use-livecode <
> > use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> > > (I think I answered the wrong question though. I was answering if you
> can
> > > script a stand-alone from AS)
> > >
> > > I’ll check and answer the right question this evening if someone else
> > > doesn’t chime in.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Brian
> > > On Oct 23, 2018, 5:09 PM -0500, Tom Glod via use-livecode <
> > > use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>, wrote:
> > > > Can someone confirm for me whether "do as applescript" works in
> > > standalones
> > > > built by v9? ..I'm seeing a couple of discrepancies in this regards.
> We
> > > > don't have a mac handy and i know some of you will know this off the
> > top
> > > of
> > > > your head. many thanks.
> > > >
> > > > seeing this in the requests for contributions ....
> > > >
> > > > https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=20993
> > > >
> > > > and posts that talk about it working.....
> > > >
> > > > Which is true?
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