sending appleevent with custom parameters

[Thierry]

Hi Livecoders,

Completely new to appleevents within Livecode,
I'm stuck with this question:

how do I *send* an event with custom parameters?

Thanks for any hints

Regards,

Thierry

[FourthWorld]

I believe arbitrary data is normally sent as the payload with a "send <message> to <app>" command, no?

[Thierry]

I believe arbitrary data is normally sent as the payload with a "send <message> to <app>" command, no?

Umm, may be

This works:

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send "xyz.txt" to program "anApplication" with "aevtodoc"

And now I need to add 'Revo', creator signature as a custom parameter (applescript terminology)

How would do you that?

Regards,

Thierry

[FourthWorld]

I'll have to leave that to someone with more AppleScript experience. For IAP I generally just use sockets, much faster and cross-platform.

[Thierry]

I'll have to leave that to someone with more AppleScript experience. For IAP I generally just use sockets, much faster and cross-platform.

This is a no-go for me in my context!

AppleEvents are my only option

Regards,

Thierry

[FourthWorld]

Do you really need "Revo" as a custom param? If you're also writing the recipient, couldn't any additional data be sent with the payload?

[bn]

Hi Thierry,

http://forums.runrev.com/phpBB2/viewtop ... f=8&t=4960

there is an example how to do applescript variables in Livecode and send them with the body of the applescript.

Kind regards

Bernd

[Thierry]

there is an example how to do applescript variables in Livecode and send them with the body of the applescript.

Thanks Bernd, I'll read all that carefully but my feeling is that won't work.

@Richard: yes, the external app is waiting for it, so it can send back to Livecode
other's events when necessary. And I don't have any control on this app, except to talk
with it the way it has to be!

By the way, the "send to program in the dictionnary" is a bit weird...
( text missing, dead link to some references)
Doesn't look like a lot of coders have read this?

Regards

Thierry

[Thierry]

Hi,

From Runrev support:
It is unfortunately not possible to send multiple parameters with an AppleEvent in LiveCode.
I confirmed this with our developers who looked at
how we handle Apple events via the current implementation of the “send to
program” command within the engine.

At present is only supports one parameter.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel though, as there was some discussions of
updating this ..

Well, all is said