AppleScript wrapper

wilbert · **Posted:** Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:04 am

I'm trying to learn a bit about Objective-C / Cocoa.
As an experiment I wrapped NSAppleScript in a very simple way.

It's only one command

Code:

COCOA_AppleScript("beep 3")
Debug COCOA_AppleScript("tell application " + Chr(34) + "Finder" + Chr(34) + " to get the name of every item in the desktop")

I tried to create the userlib both OSX x86 and ppc (ASCII and Unicode) and included both in the zip archive but since I don't have a ppc based system I wasn't able to test it.
Link to userlib : http://www.waterlijn.info/pb/libPBCocoa.zip

jesperbrannmark · **Posted:** Mon May 02, 2011 12:56 pm

I am really trying to make this work, I have the userlibs in my purebasic userlibs directory as default - but I am getting "is not a function".... Any suggestions?
With Applescript we could solve several of the issues I've posted here like; open webpage in safari to print, use webcam, scan etc.

jesperbrannmark · **Posted:** Mon May 02, 2011 1:06 pm

should probably mention i am using PB 4.60 b2...

wilbert · **Posted:** Mon May 02, 2011 1:55 pm

Are you sure you put the libs in the right directory ?
It works fine when I try it in PB 4.60 b2 .

jesperbrannmark · **Posted:** Mon May 02, 2011 4:58 pm

What is the right directory? I have all the libs included in purebasic in applications/purebasic/beta460/purelibraries including this one, should it be in any other directory? (i just tried saving my sourcefile in same directory but it doesnt change)
Do i need to do any kind of includebinary, includefile or anything?

wilbert · **Posted:** Mon May 02, 2011 5:25 pm

Inside the purelibraries directory is a subdirectory userlibraries .
Inside that subdirectory is where you have to put it.
You don't have to include anything. It should work.
You could try the 'Restart Compiler' option but normally that shouldn't be required.

jesperbrannmark · **Posted:** Mon May 02, 2011 5:40 pm

Wow

Thanks a lot.
Its working great. I will try to smash together some Applescript solutions to things and post it over the comming days!

jesperbrannmark · **Posted:** Fri May 06, 2011 11:22 am

I now use the wrapper for several things. Its awsome and open up a new world of functions, including webcam - recording - photos etc etc. I will post some examples.

I see a difference, I dont know why.

For example I have the following line:
COCOA_AppleScript("tell application "+Chr(34)+"Safari"+Chr(34)+Chr(13)+Chr(10)+"make new document at end of documents"+Chr(13)+Chr(10)+"set url of document 1 to "+Chr(34)+url.s+Chr(34)+Chr(13)+Chr(10)+"end tell")

Works fine.
Compile
Still works.
Move program to USB stick - doesnt work any more
Move program to another computer - doesnt work.

Is there any file I need to keep along with my program?

wilbert · **Posted:** Fri May 06, 2011 12:28 pm

I see no reason why it shouldn't work from a usb stick.

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