Does Applescript work?

Ken Norris (dialup) pixelbird at interisland.net
Mon Feb 4 15:38:03 EST 2002


on 2/3/02 10:07 PM, Jeanne A. E. DeVoto at jeanne at runrev.com wrote:

> At 6:27 PM -0800 2/3/2002, Sarah Reichelt wrote:
>> Having struggled with AppleScript for many years, I have a few pieces of
>> advice.
>> [...]
>> I prefer to use a field rather than assembling the script in a Rev script
>> because it is much easier to catch any errors and to edit later. You can
>> hide the field once you have it working properly.
> 
> Sounds like a good set of techniques. You might also try putting the
> AppleScript in a custom property and "do"-ing that, rather than a hidden
> field - it's a little neater, since you don't have the extra hidden object
> rattling around, and you can edit it easily in the properties palette
> without having to show the field, make sure it's not behind anything, etc.
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I like this idea myself. It might serve as an in-between secure measure.

BTW, I've had some conversations with people about using graphics lately.
But wait...let me start another thread. I think others may be interested in
this.

Best regards, 

Ken N.




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