Embedding AppleScript IN cocoa with objective-c

[bronxbomber92]

So how can it be done?

[grabberslasher]

Very easily. Something like this:

 

NSString *myScript = @"tell application \"iTunes\" \n activate \n end tell";
NSAppleScript *script = [[NSAppleScript alloc] initWithSource:myScript];

[script executeAndReturnError:nil];

[bronxbomber92]

so does pointer "myscript" contain the applescript? Could you explain that code, I'm kinda confused... Thanks

[bronxbomber92]

Can anyone explain further? Thanks

[SaberSHO]

NSString *myScript = @"tell application \"iTunes\" \n activate \n end tell";
NSAppleScript *script = [[NSAppleScript alloc] initWithSource:myScript];

[script executeAndReturnError:nil];

 

the applescript is contained in the NSString object pointed too by the myscript pointer. THe actuall string would look like this (remember /n is a newline character and /" represents the character ")

 

tell application "iTunes"

activate

end tell

 

which is a perfectly normal looking applescript.

 

thenm an NSAppleScript object pointed too by script gets allocated and then initizialid with the previously made string myScript. When you tell the script to execute, it look at its source, which in this case was set with the initWithSource:myScript command and runs that applescript.

 

Hope this clarified

[bronxbomber92]

ahhh, thanks

That helped a lot!

Cheers

[grabberslasher]

ahhh, thanks

That helped a lot!

Cheers

 

Sorry, I didn't think of explaining the code. I'm used to being given code and then using the Xcode docs to find out how it works. 

 

Yes, myScript contains the script as a string, and each new line is using the \n newline character. I haven't actually tested the above code, but it's something like that.