Ok it worked the first time but it died again. Here is the revised script now that the shell script won't work. lol!
tell application "Skype" activate end tell tell application "finder" open file "clisk_mac" in home using terminal.app end tell suggestions? On Jan 12, 2011, at 3:34 PM, Jon Cohn wrote: > OK. I was looking at a different copy of your script. > > You can either use > Tell Application "Foo" > something to work on > end tell > > OR you can > Tell application "Foo" to something to work on > > Note in the second version everything is on one line, and there is the word > to between the tell section and the command that the foo bapplication is > going to process. > > So dropping that end tel, or changing the to to a new line will correct this > error. > > Jonathan > > On Jan 12, 2011, at 6:26 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> Nope. I still got this. >> >> Expected end of line, etc. but found “end tell”. >> >> Here is the revised one with the quotes. it seems to barf after the activate >> thing. >> >> tell application "skype" to activate >> end tell >> do shell script "./clisk" >> >> >> On Jan 12, 2011, at 3:14 PM, Jon Cohn wrote: >> >>> You are missing quotes around the shell command that you are attempting to >>> run. >>> >>> Also this might be a case where you need to use the terminal I am not sure. >>> >>> But it will compile if you use a double quote that is the next char " >>> >>> The quotes need to surround the words after script. >>> >>> I often put all punctuation on while working with AppleScript. >>> >>> Jonathan >>> >>> On Jan 12, 2011, at 4:08 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>> >>>> No I looked. Here is the script. I'm confused as to why the error accured. >>>> >>>> try >>>> tell application "skype" to activate >>>> do shell script ./clisk >>>> end try >>>> >>>> On Jan 12, 2011, at 7:36 AM, Jon Cohn wrote: >>>> >>>>> You probably have an extra character in the Try. I generally interact >>>>> with the error message and find the quoted text of what it found and >>>>> then single character through that. >>>>> >>>>> Jon >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
