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    Using Applescript to open a file

    Hi ejang, AppleScript can write into text files, no need to hijack TextEdit for this task. It's quite easy: set curdate to (current date) as string set logmsg to "LOGIN:" & tab & curdate & return set logfilepath to (((path to desktop) as text) & "logins.txt") set logsucess to my...
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    Using Applescript to open a file

    It's quite easy: -- Mac path to a hidden sript file in the bundle set hiddenscriptpath to (((path to me) as text) & "Contents:Resources:script.app") -- Converting the Mac path to a Posix path set hiddenscriptpath to POSIX path of hiddenscriptpath -- Quoting the Posix path set...
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    Using Applescript to open a file

    Hi Ewar, You don't even need to bring up the finder to open files using AppleScript, it can be all done in the background with code like follows: set filepath to POSIX path of "DandyDisk:Users:martin:Desktop:test.ppt" try set command to "open " & quoted form of filepath do shell script...
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    Screen Resolution with Applescript

    Just surround your code with these tags: <code>code goes here</code>. You will have to replace the '<' and '>' characters with '[' and ']'. Or just hit the # icon in the message editor :-)
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    Screen Resolution with Applescript

    Hi rowoflo, You can get the screen resolution using code as follows: set command to "/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType | grep Resolution" set output to words of (do shell script command) set {dspwidth, dspheight} to {item 2, item 4} of output Best regards from Germany!
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