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Lee Hoong <[log in to unmask]>
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Chuck,

Would AppleScript UI-scripting be an acceptable workaround until then?

Regards,
Lee.
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On May 2, 2010, at 9:06 AM, Chuck Pelto wrote:

> Addendum to Previous About Passenger....
>
> I've communicated with the maker of this app. He says he's going to  
> have a new version out sometime this year....likely Summer. And he's  
> looking to include AE-awareness.
>
> Regards,
>
> Chuck
>
>
> On May 1, 2010, at 2:49 AM, Chuck Pelto wrote:
>
>> On crucial problem with Passenger....
>>
>> ....it's not Apple-Event aware.
>>
>> If I can't applescript it, I can't use it.
>>
>> It's as simple as that.
>>
>> On Apr 27, 2010, at 9:04 AM, Chuck Pelto wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Bev,
>>>
>>> I've been playing around with Passenger.
>>>
>>> It looks like it will fill-the-proverbial-bill. And then some.....
>>>
>>> It will import and parse the XML export from Workgroup Manager.  
>>> And it will export the resulting data to any form I care to make  
>>> of it. Some stuff will have to be parsed in the script for a  
>>> relational management of multiple e-mail addresses and such. But  
>>> that's not a show stopper..
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Chuck
>>> P.S. Kudos to Steve for pointing this app out. Also like the  
>>> Fallacy Tutorial I found there as well....
>>>
>>> On Apr 27, 2010, at 8:27 AM, Beverly Voth wrote:
>>>
>>>> Chuck, if it can export as tab-delimited or comma-separated,  
>>>> maybe. Again,
>>>> you must have the XML formatted as FMP can import it. Please read  
>>>> all about
>>>> import/export formats that FMP can use, in the online help.
>>>>
>>>> Beverly
>>>>
>>>> On 4/27/10 10:06 AM, "Chuck Pelto" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in  
>>>> whole or in
>>>> part:
>>>>
>>>>> THAT looks useful....
>>>>>
>>>>> I take it that it can export data from Passenger into a form  
>>>>> that can be
>>>>> imported into an FMP database system. And visa-versa.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Chuck
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 27, 2010, at 6:58 AM, Steve Moore wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> And if you add a friendly user interface and more features you  
>>>>>> can sell it!
>>>>>> Check out this utility called Passenger:
>>>>>> http://macinmind.com/?pid=2&progid=1&subpid=1
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Steve Moore
>>>>>> Cumberland, Maine
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Apr 27, 2010, at 7:42 AM, Tim Mansour wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 27 April 2010 21:14, Chuck Pelto <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>>>> I export the data from Workgroup Manager and attempt to pull  
>>>>>>>> the data into
>>>>>>>> an FMP database using the Import->XML Data Source, but I get  
>>>>>>>> an invalid
>>>>>>>> document structure error. Going to have to talk with the  
>>>>>>>> Apple Enterprise
>>>>>>>> people to see just what's going on from their perspective and  
>>>>>>>> how to
>>>>>>>> overcome this malfunction.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's not actually a malfunction, Chuck. As Beverly mentioned  
>>>>>>> you'll
>>>>>>> need an XSL file to convert the Workgroup Manager XML into a  
>>>>>>> form that
>>>>>>> FileMaker can load. You'll either need to write that XSL
>>>>>>> transformation yourself or find someone who has/can do it for  
>>>>>>> you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>> Tim Mansour <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> Certified FileMaker 10 Developer
>>>>>>> Neologica Print & Promotions ABN 63 904 335 408
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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