FileMaker co-opts some of the terms from scripting additions.  Since  
Filemaker is the active application all events are inside of an  
implicit Tell Filemaker block.
On Mar 29, 2006, at 1:36 PM, Bill White wrote:

> On 3/29/06 1:07 PM, Bill Steele <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> But in Filemaker 8's "Perform Applescript" function this gives an  
>> error
>> "Expected end of line but found identifier" with theText highlighted.
>>
>> Seems especially stupid to let me open a file but not write to it.  
>> What's
>> going on here?
>
> I've noticed this before, too. For some reason wrapping it all in a  
> Finder
> tell-block will make it work.
>
> HTH,
>
> Bill
>