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
>>