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the macman · 2008-03-25 7:30 pm

Ok so I made this cool claculator script that uses only error message windows uning the "display dialog" code. It works really well, but I want it to save the results into a text file. So far I have this:

Code:

tell application "TextEdit"
    activate
    make new document
    set text of document 1 to NumberOne & " " & AdditionOrSubtraction & " " & NumberTwo & " " & " =  " & AnswerOne & " " & AdditionOrSub & " " & AnswerTwo & " " & " =  " & AnswerThree as text
    save document 1 as "supercalcresults.txt"
end tell

This works okay but it wont save, it just makes a new window. I also want it to save the results of EVERY time you use it. Preferably using a date stamp using the :

Code:

set TheDate to current date
set TheTime to the time string of TheDate

code and just using the variable TheTime to place the date and time at the top of the equation.
Ex:

Code:

Mar5 4:00
2 add 4 = 6 add 2 = 8

if the complete code helps you understand the variables I will Post it.

Thanks for your help!!!!!!!

matt · 2008-04-23 10:27 pm

Sorry it took so long. I rarely come in this forum.

This should work:

Code:

set TheDate to current date
set TheTime to the time string of TheDate

set fileText to NumberOne & " " & AdditionOrSubtraction & " " & NumberTwo & " " & " =  " & AnswerOne & " " & AdditionOrSub & " " & AnswerTwo & " " & " =  " & AnswerThree as text

set thisFile to (path to desktop as string) & "supercalcresults.txt" as string
set theOpenFile to open for access thisFile with write permission

write theTime to theOpenFile
write fileText to theOpenFile
close access theOpenFile

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#1 2008-03-25 7:30 pm

applescript text thing

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#2 2008-04-23 10:27 pm

Re: applescript text thing

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