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Fetch 5.8b13 and AppleScript (6 posts)

• Started 4 years ago by Ronald Gombach
• Latest reply 4 years ago from Jim Matthews

• Ronald Gombach Member

  OS: 10.14.6 on 2013 Mac Pro

  The following Applescript example works fine with Fetch 5.7.7 but not with 5.8b13

  With 5.8.b13 AppleScript reports "Syntax Error / Expected end of line but found class name.

  tell application "Fetch"
  store alias "Macintosh HD:[pathname]:filename.html" host "XX.XXX.XXX.XXXX" user "XXX" password "XXXXX" path "/Library/WebServer/[pathname]/filename.html" with sftp
  end tell

  Posted 4 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  Hi,

  Fetch 5.8 does not have AppleScript support. That is a feature that I hope to restore, but it isn't there now.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 4 years ago #

• Ronald Gombach Member

  Bummer: Thanks for the heads-up on that. Loving 5.8 so far for speed improvement. AppleScript/5.7.7 continues to work on Mojave and I have no plans to to go to Catalina in the near future so I'm good for now.

  Can I just re-name 5.7.7 application and use the new name for the AppleScript "Tell application "New Name" of my workflow while using 5.8 for the rest of my tasks? Or am I courting problems with that idea?

  Posted 4 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  Hi,

  According to this post it's possible to specify the path of the application you want to open:

  https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6201122/telling-a-specific-application-by-a-specific-full-path-using-applescript

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 4 years ago #

• ben Member

  Hi Jim

  yes, I really need applescript working as well... pleeeeease ;-)

  Posted 4 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  I definitely want to restore the AppleScript support. Thanks for your patience!

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 4 years ago #