More applescript problems...

how do I check if an AppleWorks document is open? the way I do it now is this:

if "Macintosh HD:Users:KmanCat:Documents:ADocument.cwk" is (open) then

Hi there,

haven't got AppleWorks but try this...

Open the AppleScript "Check open document" in a new Script Editor window.

...replace textedit with AppleWorks...

regards

Ric

Here is another way. Use a tell for AppleWorks, and put the name of every open document into a list:


set c to {}
tell application "AppleWorks 6"
set b to count every document
repeat with d from 1 to b
set end of c to document d's name
end repeat
end tell


Hope this helps.

CAS

I don't think either of these are what i need...What i need is something that will run until a certain document is opened, at which point it opens a DIFFERENT document as well. this is my entire code...

the problem is that when i run the program, it says

I see what you mean. Depending on how much memory it takes, you may need to utilize a handler that accesses AppleWorks and checks to see if a particular document is open or not. I believe that would be excessive. I am also unsure if the Finder can tell which documents are open inside of which applications, so you may be stuck with that anyway.

This would be an excellent post for MacScripter.net:

http://bbs.applescript.net/viewforum.php?id=2

CAS

Can I ask what the documents do ?

Understanding what you are trying to do may help in 'effecting' the right script for you...

...unless of course this has been answered at Macscripter !

Not a bad post for here either...

;-)

No, I have not posted it in MacScripter...
The documents are just word processing .cwk's (the extension for AppleWorks). If it would make it easier, I could turn them into MS Word files...

Now Ric, don't get yourself all excited about my offering up MacScripter.net. I consider myself a slightly above average scripter, especially with AppleWorks. It just so happens that there are about a half dozen top notch scripters that check into MacScripter along with a couple hundred average types like myself. It is a great forum for more involved scripting issues, which I believe this may very well be.

I have been trying to keep an eye on your AS forum here, simply because I like scripting and would be happy to try to assist anyone that needs it.

Craig

Not sure if you understood me correctly...

Is it just the case, that you want document 'x' to open when document 'y' is opened ?

Is it always the same two documents ?

regards

Ric

oops...yeah i misunderstood you.

yes it is always the same two, and yes I want document 'x' to open when document 'y' is opened.