04-23-2007, 08:45 AM

Hello there. (First time here) :mac:

So, I am doing this flash application for both pc and Mac. I have functions to open some *.pdf and *.html files. So, for pc, I execute a *.bat file wich will open the pdf oh html file I want. Well, this is very simple, because I can create the *.bat file in any text editor, just saying something like "start myfile.pdf" and record it with the "bat" extension. Is there any similar file for mac? How can I run a system file to make start another?

Thanks in advance.

P. Capelo

04-23-2007, 09:28 AM

You will need applescript for that that. The editor is in the Applications > Utlitites


I'm not sure of the syntax... but I think it would be something like:
Tell Application Finder.app
open file.ext
end tell

04-26-2007, 07:41 AM

hello. Thanks for your reply. I have been trying to make it work like that, but it does not. The extension of the file is "*.sctp", right? Another big problem is that I don´t have a mac to test it, so I have to ask for friends to test it for me... But thanks for showing the way: I´ll keep on trying. Regards

04-26-2007, 08:22 AM

Well you're going to have a very hard time building a mac app without a mac!

04-26-2007, 09:47 AM

You could also build .bat like files using Automator - however that's a Mac only application...

05-16-2007, 08:25 AM

well, I got it. Now, I have a mac, and things are working. Just one thing: I need to tell application Finder to open a file wich is not on desktop, so it wont work. The problem is that the files shall be at the cd-rom, so I can´t no the absolute path. Is there any way to refer the folder where the script file is? It can´t be the front window, because the window will not be opened. The script will be called from an executable flash file

Thanks for your help

05-16-2007, 08:55 AM

Check out macscripter.net. It has a wealth of information for the neophyte and veteran scripter alike, and the forum posters appear to be very helpful.

If you have more specific AppleScript or application-related questions, please post them to our Bulletin Board System. This system is host to thousands of AppleScript developers who will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

05-16-2007, 11:41 AM

well, it seems I can´t register in macscripter...
so, can anyone tell me why isn´t this working? I want to open the pdf file wich is in the same folder as the script executable file...

set scriptFile to the path to me
set folderName to the folder of the scriptFile
tell application "Finder"
open file "link_a_7_2_1.pdf" of folder folderName
end tell

05-16-2007, 12:36 PM

well, just got it. so, for someone who search this later, to open a file in the same folder as the script file, do this:

--change this variable
set theFile to "your_file.pdf"
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set myPath to path to me
tell application "Finder"
set myFolder to (container of myPath) as string
open file theFile of folder myFolder
end tell

05-16-2007, 12:47 PM

Where'd you find it?

05-16-2007, 01:46 PM

well, the part to find the folder path was in a macscripter forum (http://bbs.applescript.net/viewtopic...55&action=new). I got there by google; and the rest, also google and trying diferent ways...

By the way, I must say thanks to all the answers before that helped to get this solution.

Regards
P. Capelo