#1364 scripting, applescript "contents"/"text"
from: harold@dominofilms.co.uk
In Tiger & Leopard
Create this script (instead of "something", choose a word which is displayed in the 1st session window of the 1st terminal) and run it:
tell application "iTerm"
tell session 1 of terminal 1
if contents contains "something" then
write text "#OK"
end if
-- OK
end tell
end tell
The script compiles replacing "contents" with "text" and then runs as it should: "#OK" appears as specified at the prompt.
Change the comment from "-- OK" to anything else. Recompile and run the script: nothing appears at the prompt.
(I suspect that the first time the script runs, "contents" translates to the correct raw chevron code but the second time, being seen to be "text" rather than "contents" it is mistranslated.)
It makes writing scripts that depend on host names, prompts etc as seen in the terminal quite tricky.
I can reproduce this.
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Please check to see if the bug still occurs with the latest release. If it does, either reopen this bug or create a new one.
Thank you.
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