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Hi,

I created a flow using Applescript to do a simple search and replace in an html file with TextWrangler. The search and replace works fine, but the script ends in error with the message:

'"path-to-file.html" doesn't understand the send to single message'. Same error appears with alias and POSIX paths. Below is the script I've used (replace string left out):

on jobarrived( s, j )

tell application "Switch_Service"

set search_document to path of j

set jobPath to POSIX path of search_document

tell me

replaceText(search_string, replacement_text, search_document)

end tell

send to single jobPath -- neither does "send to single search_document" work

end tell

end jobarrived

on replaceText(search_string, replacement_text, this_document)

tell application "TextWrangler"

activate

open this_document opening in new_window

tell window 1

replace search_string using replacement_text options {search mode:literal, starting at top:true}

close saving yes

end tell

end tell

end replaceText





What is wrong with my script? I found only one example of a script in Applescript and there the send to functions were all "send to data"'s.



Any help appreciated,

Patrik

The correct syntax for send to single is:



send to single j path search_document



But you also need to do another thing: search_string and replacement_text get no values! Add two properties to the script so you can fill them in in your script element, either as an inline value or as a single-line text with variables, depending on your needs. You can set all the possible editors you need in Switch Scripter.



To access the values in your script:



set search_string to value of switch property "SearchString" of s

set replacement_text to value of switch property "ReplaceString" of s



of course, inside the Switch part and with the tag name that you have defined as being a property of the script.



Freddy

Thanks! I just wanted to spare you from the long strings I have the script to search and replace, which I have inline so I replaced them with "search_string" and "replacement_text". So everything works now, thanks!



--patrik