Launch another app from my standalone

[Adrian Williams]

Len
Thanks - understood!
Adrian

On 5 Sep 2009, at 13:34, Len Morgan wrote:

> Adrian,
>
> I don't think the problem was that the function was defined after  
> the mouseUp handler, it's that it was defined IN the mouseUp  
> handler.  You cannot define a function (or command) within the  
> "on....end" of another handler.
>
> len
>
> Adrian Williams wrote:
>> Phil,
>>
>> Thanks for spotting that a FUNCTION needs to be stated before  
>> mouseUp.
>> I knew that of course but overlooked it. Something that happens  
>> with irregular use of Rev.
>> Thanks too to everyone who responded to resolve my problems. In the  
>> process I learned a lot.
>> At least one thing I learned; I must learn more about Rev!
>>
>> Adrian
>>
>> On 3 Sep 2009, at 09:09, Phil Jimmieson wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Adrian,
>>> if the script in your email is exactly what you are using, then  
>>> you need to move the function declaration outside of the mouseup  
>>> handler. I don't think that these things can be nested.
>>>
>>> - - -
>>> FUNCTION getPathToFile pFile
>>>   put the filename of this stack into the theFile
>>>   set the itemdelimiter to slash
>>>   put pFile into the last item of theFile
>>>   return theFile
>>> end getPathToFile
>>>
>>>
>>> on mouseUp
>>>  start using stack "My App"
>>>
>>>  put "MyPrettyFont.ttf" into myList
>>>  removeFonts myList
>>>  put the result into rslt
>>>  if rslt is not empty then
>>>       answer information rslt
>>>  end if
>>>
>>>  --To use:
>>>  put getPathFile("My App.exe") into tFile
>>>  launch tFile
>>>
>>>  stop using stack "My App"  --(Ooops. Corrected literal 'May' here  
>>> in my last message, this is not the problem)
>>> end mouseUp
>>> - - -
>>>
>>> On 3 Sep 2009, at 07:42, Adrian Williams wrote:
>>>
>>>> Phil,
>>>>
>>>> Mouse up calls stack script to remove installed font and return
>>>> result. That already works.
>>>> When adding the FUNCTION code, the FUNCTION line keeps throwing  
>>>> up the
>>>> error.
>>>> I've followed all the advice everyone has given - I'm stumped.
>>>> - - -
>>>> on mouseUp
>>>> start using stack "My App"
>>>>
>>>>  put "MyPrettyFont.ttf" into myList
>>>>  removeFonts myList
>>>>  put the result into rslt
>>>>  if rslt is not empty then
>>>>       answer information rslt
>>>>  end if
>>>>
>>>> FUNCTION getPathToFile pFile
>>>> put the filename of this stack into the theFile
>>>> set the itemdelimiter to slash
>>>> put pFile into the last item of theFile
>>>> return theFile
>>>> end getPathToFile
>>>>
>>>> --To use:
>>>> put getPathFile("My App.exe") into tFile
>>>> launch tFile
>>>>
>>>> stop using stack "My App"  --(Ooops. Corrected literal 'May' here  
>>>> in
>>>> my last message, this is not the problem)
>>>> end mouseUp
>>>> - - -
>>>> Does that help?
>>>> Adrian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2 Sep 2009, at 18:26, Phil Davis wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So... maybe we should start at the beginning. The object in which
>>>>> the error occurred is apparently named "OK". What does the code of
>>>>> that object look like?
>>>>>
>>>>> Phil Davis
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Adrian Williams wrote:
>>>>>> Phil,
>>>>>> Already tried just 'end' - it gets the same error!
>>>>>> Adrian
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2 Sep 2009, at 17:13, Phil Jimmieson wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Adrian,
>>>>>>> at the end of the function definition, you only put "end" and  
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> name of the function - you don't include the parameter list.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2 Sep 2009, at 17:10, Adrian Williams wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Len or anyone else have an answer to this,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 'end FUNCTION' gives the error:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Handler: error in command
>>>>>>>> Object    OK
>>>>>>>> Line        FUNCTION getPathToFile pFile
>>>>>>>> Hint        FUNCTION
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 30 Aug 2009, at 17:24, Len Morgan wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I"m hoping Trevor won't mind me sharing this little snippet of
>>>>>>>>> code:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> FUNCTION getPathToFile pFile
>>>>>>>>> put the filename of this stack into the theFile
>>>>>>>>> set the itemdelimiter to slash
>>>>>>>>> put pFile into the last item of theFile
>>>>>>>>> return theFile
>>>>>>>>> end FUNCTION getPathToFile
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --To use:
>>>>>>>>> put getPathFile("My App.exe") into tFile
>>>>>>>>> launch tFile
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That should do it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> len morgan
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ideas?
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> Adrian
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Phil Davis
>>>>>
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