Paul,

	I'll peruse ASu and see if I can find him.

Thanks ,
Paul


On Nov 16, 2009, at 1:58 PM, Paul Berkowitz wrote:

> Hamish Sanderson goes by the handle "has". I'm not certain if he still
> subscribes to MacScrpt, but he certainly does subscribe to, read, and
> sometimes participate on the AppleScript Users mailing list. Go  
> there and
> inquire. I think he wrote there a few weeks ago. In fact, if you  
> check even
> recent archives for "has" as a username, you should find his email  
> address
> and can even ask him directly if he doesn't respond on the list  
> within a few
> days.
>
> -- 
> Paul Berkowitz
>
>
>> From: Paul Skinner <[log in to unmask]>
>> Reply-To: MACSCRPT <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:18:59 -0500
>> To: MACSCRPT <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Applescript Script Servers and Libraries
>>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I've been polishing up my script server generator lately. It supports
>> the automated creation of script servers that can contain the
>> handlers, script objects and properties that you select and rolls  
>> them
>> ( and their dependancies ) up into tidy little bundles that can be
>> loaded into a script..
>>
>> Since I have a considerable script Library I didn't want to have them
>> all loaded into a script server and subscribe to that when often  
>> times
>> I utilize only a fraction of the library. So I created this
>> application to generate custom script servers that contain only the
>> objects appropriate to the current project.
>>
>> I also disliked the normal methods for subscription to script
>> libraries and developed a method that was simple, direct and offers  
>> in-
>> editor documentation for the objects in the server. By loading the
>> server as the parent you get access to the loaded objects without
>> contaminating the namespace of the script. Only the handlers are
>> directly available in the child script, all other objects are  
>> confined
>> to the parent and must be accessed using the 'My object' construct.
>>
>> I've found this solution to be very convenient and helpful so ( being
>> currently unemployed ) I have spent a little time lately to polish it
>> up, create some nice icons for it and otherwise prepare it for
>> sharing. So I'm here to ask you, some of the most prolific and
>> experienced Applescripters that I know of, if you actually use
>> Libraries and script servers regularly and if you think I should
>> bother with distributing this?
>>
>> I recall that someone did a great deal of development on a similar
>> solution with support for dependancies, updating of library scripts
>> etc and then left the Applescript community out of frustration with
>> the limitations of the language. I can't find any references to this
>> work on google. Does anyone recall Hamish's ( I believe that was his
>> name ) work and have info on the project he developed?
>>
>> By the way, I've currently named the project 'Dumpling Press' and it
>> spits out the most delicious looking 'dumplings'!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Paul Skinner