Hi I am using tap.applescript to control the apple chess application. I have a simple problem i think.

nothing happens anymore, something is happening inside the applescript object?

Can i run such a script with the shell object?

tell application "System Events" to tell process "Chess"

    keystroke "l" using {command down}

    keystroke "n" using {command down}

    click button "Start" of sheet 1 of window 1

    set theNameOfLogW to name of window 1

    set theNameofGameW to name of window 2

    click last menu item of menu 1 of menu bar item 5 of menu bar 1

    click button mv1 of group 1 of window 1

    click button mv2 of group 1 of window 1

    tell application "System Events" to tell process "Chess"

        tell table 1 of scroll area 1 of window 2

            repeat until row k exists

            repeat while value of text field 3 of row k is ""

            (*return value of text field 3 of row k*)

Hi I am using tap.applescript to control the apple chess application. I have a simple problem i think. 

when i set the global in my script using 

set mv1 to "white pawn, e2"
set mv2 to "e4"

tell application "Chess" to activate
tell application "System Events" to tell process "Chess"
	keystroke "l" using {command down}
	keystroke "n" using {command down}
	click button "Start" of sheet 1 of window 1
	set theNameOfLogW to name of window 1
	set theNameofGameW to name of window 2
	click last menu item of menu 1 of menu bar item 5 of menu bar 1
	delay 1
	click button mv1 of group 1 of window 1
	click button mv2 of group 1 of window 1
end tell

on whiteMove(a, b)
	tell application "System Events" to tell process "Chess"
		tell group 1 of window 1
			set k to k + 1
			click button a
			click button b
		end tell
		tell table 1 of scroll area 1 of window 2
			repeat until row k exists
			end repeat
			repeat while value of text field 3 of row k is ""
			end repeat
			(*return value of text field 3 of row k*)
		end tell
	end tell
end whiteMove


tap-applescript-setting-global

Type man osascript in a Terminal to learn how to use this command.

div wrote on Mon, 12 October 2009 12:52Can i run such a script with the shell object?

You can use osascript.
Type man osascript in a Terminal to learn how to use this command.

If the shell object still works for you then: yes!

For this, prefer 'load' or 'run' an external script.

div wrote on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:52Can i run such a script with the shell object?

Some older topics about AppleScript:AppleScriptMAX and Applescriptapplescript pro needed
etc.


Is there any reason why it shouldn't? It is obsolete? any other object i could use to do such things?

shell is not obsolete and works fine for me too.

div wrote on Tue, 13 October 2009 19:02Great, the shell works on my machine! 
Is there any reason why it shouldn't? It is obsolete? any other object i could use to do such things?

shell is not obsolete and works fine for me too.
If you need it, that's the right choice!

tap.applescript setting global