Mark,
I don't know what I did differently, but it succeded here this time
as well.
Unfortunately it did not resolve the root issue that drove me to try
this metod. So...
Anyone know what the best method for locating a script application
without causing it to launch is?
google-fu failure
Paul
On Nov 9, 2009, at 4:01 PM, Paul Skinner wrote:
> Mark,
>
> That doesn't seem to have any effect as far as "tell application
> ID" is concerned. I can't get it to alter the returned code.
>
> Does this wrk on your machine?
>
> Thanks
> Paul
>
> On Nov 9, 2009, at 1:05 PM, Mark Lively wrote:
>
>> If you were to right click on an application and show package
>> contents, there would be a file in there called "Info.plist"
>> On of the keys in the file is "Bundle identifier" which contains
>> "com.Apple.TextEdit" for instance.
>>
>> You can add one to an application if it doesn't have one.
>>
>>
>> On Nov 9, 2009, at 12:52 PM, Paul Skinner wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> get id of application "TextEdit"
>>> -->"com.apple.TextEdit"
>>>
>>> get id of application "applescriptApplication.app"
>>> -->"aplt"
>>>
>>> What is it that causes an applescript application to create a
>>> plist and, I assume, thusly be locatable with the...
>>>
>>> tell application id "com.apple.TextEdit"
>>> make new document
>>> end tell
>>>
>>> ...construct?
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> Paul
>>>
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