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so, I have a basic script like this:
display alert "Input Error" message "You need to select 1 file." as critical buttons {"Stop"} default button "Stop"
This works fine (!) in Script Editor.
Now, in Automator, in a "Run AppleScript" action, the same Apple Script as above creates an error:
Any idea ? it's driving me crazy!
Thanks for the help.
MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.12
The AppleScript runtimes that Script Editor, and Automator's Run AppleScript action use — are not the same. I checked your quotes and braces under magnification and they are correct. About all you can do here is apply some additional runtime torment:
use scripting additions
on run {input, parameters}
display alert "Input Error" message "You need to select 1 file." as critical buttons {"Stop"} default button "Stop"
return input
end run
This exact AppleScript works without error as an Automator application on macOS Mojave 10.14.6 (18G1012).
The AppleScript runtimes that Script Editor, and Automator's Run AppleScript action use — are not the same. I checked your quotes and braces under magnification and they are correct. About all you can do here is apply some additional runtime torment:
use scripting additions
on run {input, parameters}
display alert "Input Error" message "You need to select 1 file." as critical buttons {"Stop"} default button "Stop"
return input
end run
This exact AppleScript works without error as an Automator application on macOS Mojave 10.14.6 (18G1012).
I don't see any obvious problem - and, indeed, the code as written appears to work for me.
As a possible workaround, consider not using AppleScript and use Automator's "Ask For Confirmation" action, which appears to do the same thing:
Leaving the 'Cancel' button unlabelled will remove it from the dialog, and you can click the icon to toggle between notification and alert classes.
The only way you can change the AppleScript runtime in Automator is to not use a Run AppleScript action. Here is an example using a Bash shell and an osascript HERE script which uses the Script Editor AppleScript runtime.
Thanks for the suggestion but this bit of apple script is part of a much bigger script. I've isolated the issue to make things clearer and more simple.
I'm trying to understand why it works in AppleScript Editor, but not in Automator.
Thanks though ;-)
Thanks for the explanation of the 2 different runtimes being used. that makes sense (to the reason of the problem), even if it doesn't really make to me, globally speaking (as to why 2 diff runtimes are needed)...
I'm about 99,99% sure that the same script used to work (earlier this year) in Automator; which would mean that the runtime used by Automator has changed since then.
(in fact, using Time Machine, I've tried with an "older" version of Automator, and it would accept the original script! -- but not in a consistant manner, as it seems that eventually it would act as the current Automator version).
Anyway, is there any way to "choose" / update the runtime [version] used by Automator ?
Thanks for the precious help.
(at least now I know I'm not totally crazy!)
Thanks again for the help. Cheers
Applescript ok in Applescript Editor, but not in Automator "run applescript"
