Learning AppleScript for Beginners » list dialog http://www.scriptsforapple.com Discussions on AppleScripting, with emphasis on tutorials for those new to scripting. Example scripts of general utility, as well as some that relate to specific applications (FileMaker Pro, AppleWorks, Script Editor, specialized scripts and others). Some discussion of HyperCard and AppleScript and the Classic (OS9) environment Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:06:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Trapping for List Dialog Errors http://www.scriptsforapple.com/trapping-for-list-dialog-errors/ http://www.scriptsforapple.com/trapping-for-list-dialog-errors/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 20:16:03 +0000 admin http://www.scriptsforapple.com/?p=370

With ‘List Dialog’ type dialogs, since errors cannot be intercepted in an ‘on error’ handler, there is no ‘normal’ way to trap for ‘Cancel’ which, of course, would result in some sort of undesirable error dialog such as ‘User cancelled. Error number -128′. Here is an example of one simple way I have found [...]]]> http://www.scriptsforapple.com/trapping-for-list-dialog-errors/feed/ 15 More on List Dialogs http://www.scriptsforapple.com/more-on-list-dialogs/ http://www.scriptsforapple.com/more-on-list-dialogs/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:07:47 +0000 admin http://www.scriptsforapple.com/?p=34 This post will deal with what I consider a very concrete use of the ‘choose from list’ dialog. After reading this (and perhaps trying it out in the Script Editor) you will probably be totally confused (just kidding!!) It gets a little complicated, but it is basically a cut-and-paste script.

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