Hi Rick, thanks for that. The script editor auto-changes the script to delete the space, so I'll keep trying variations.
i On Sat, Sep 26, 2015 at 8:15 AM, Rick Harrison <harri...@all-auctions.com> wrote: > Hi ilsa, > > This may or may not be the issue but it is > worth a try. > > I noticed that your do statement is: > > do(“ask “ & d2) > > try > > do (“ask “ & d2) > > Sometimes spaces are crucial for having > statements interpreted the correct way. > > Good luck! > > Rick > > > On Sep 25, 2015, at 3:29 PM, ilivecode <ilivec...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi: > > > > Forgot to say it's FMP13 Advanced. Just a local database and stack. Error > > -1708 most of the time. I also tried this in 7.1 and now the error > message > > is "LiveCode Indy 7.1 got an error: Can't continue do.": > > > > tell application "LiveCode Indy 7.1" > > activate > > do("ask " & d2) > > end tell > > > > d2 contains a short text string I set from an FM field prior in the > > Applescript. > > > > It does activate, however... Thanks for any insights! > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 8:36 AM, Rick Harrison < > harri...@all-auctions.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> Hi ilsa, > >> > >> What version of FileMaker are you using? > >> > >> Did you recently upgrade FileMaker? > >> > >> Were you using ODBC to access FileMaker? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Rick > >> > >>> On Sep 24, 2015, at 5:56 PM, ilivecode <ilivec...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi: > >>> > >>> Several LiveCode versions ago I created a stack and a Filemaker > database > >>> that could exchange data. LiveCode could set fields in Filemaker, and > >>> Filemaker could set fields in Livecode, using Applescript. These > > scripts do > >>> not work now. Does anyone know what has changed and how to implement > > this? > >>> I'm using Mac OS 10.9.5 and LiveCode 7.0.6. Thanks, ilsa > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> use-livecode mailing list > >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-livecode mailing list > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode