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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