Perhaps use Script Editor 1.9 ?

I saved a copy before getting 2.0, and I always use it instead. (The 
change from Carbon to Cocoa suckified SE into something I deemed 
unworthy of use.)

Lemme know if you need a copy. Oh, or did you try Script Debugger?


-Walter


At 07:33 p -0700 05/17/2007, Brian Johnson didst inscribe upon an 
electronic papyrus:

>Bill,
>
>I can't speak for the most recent releases of Webstar, but when I 
>was transitioning from OS-9 to -X I did d/l a couple of trial 
>versions of W* and it still abided by the "on handle CGI-requst" 
>syntax. In fact, wishing to retain that syntax lead me to develop 
>"peacePipe" (and James Sentman to develop "acgi dispatcher") for the 
>standard "personal websharing" apache server. I haven't followed W* 
>for a few years, though, so it might have changed. It is disturbing 
>that the Kerio 'user guide' doesn't include the word 'applescript' 
>... (looks like that side of things has been neglected)
>
>There have been some changes within AS I believe that render old 
>scripts both un-openable and un-runnable. I've had to open some of 
>mine in ScriptEditor under Classic, save as text, and then open the 
>text in OS-X Script Editor. That might work with the sample app.
>
>Feel free to contacct me off-list if I can help in any way.
>
>-Brian Johnson, Department of Architecture, University of Washington, Seattle
>  (or check out peacePipe at http://quicksilver.caup.washington.edu/software)
>
>
>Bill Steele wrote:
>>
>>In the WebSTAR cgi-bin, as installed, we find AppleEventExample.acgi.
>>Pointing a form at it does nothing.  Trying to open it in Script
>>Editor does nothing (perhaps saved as run-only, a lovely way to
>>supply an example).
>>
>>Anybody know what this thing is?
>>
>>What I really want is the syntax for an Applescript CGI with WebSTAR
>>5 on OS X.  Does it still use "on handle CGI request searching for
>>path args..." etc.? or is there some new syntax for stdin or some
>>such?
>>
>>When I use one of my old OS 9 CGIs, it runs and appears in the
>>toolbar, but doesn't do anything. Googling the topic produces tons of
>>information on using Applescript CGIs with Machttp.  Plus a lot of
>>stuff in German and Japanese.
>>--
>>
>>Bill Steele
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