Calling a Script from another Fails

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#1

I have been writing scripts in Script Debugger (SB)recently and have run into an issue that is probably an SB issue but thought I would ask here in case.

the problem is if I call a script from SB that was written in SB it fails. If I call the same script written in Script Editor from a script written in SB it works fine.

This is the script written in Script Editor being called from SB

--PosWindowsDivCap
--For testing Excel left half left display, (Finder top right, ScriptDebugger bottom half ) of left display , Safari whole of Right Display
my PosWindowsDivCap()

on PosWindowsDivCap()
	tell application "Finder"
		set WinB to get bounds of window of desktop
		log WinB
		set WinL to item 1 of WinB --Left
		set WinT to item 2 of WinB --Top
		set WinR to item 3 of WinB --Right
		set WinB to item 4 of WinB --Bottom
	end tell
	if WinL < 0 then --WinL <0 then Menu Bar on Right Screen
		tell application "Microsoft Excel" to set bounds of window 1 to {WinL, WinT, (WinL + WinR), WinB} --Whole left Display
		tell application "Script Debugger" to set bounds of window 1 to {((WinL * -1) / 2), WinT, WinR, WinB} --Right half right Display
		tell application "Safari" to set bounds of window 1 to {WinL + WinR, WinT, (WinR / 16) * 9, WinB} --Left 56%
	else --WinL =0 Menu bar on Left Screen
		tell application "Microsoft Excel" to set bounds of window 1 to {WinL, WinT, (WinR / 2), WinB}
		tell application "Script Debugger" to set bounds of window 1 to {(WinR / 4) * 3, WinT, WinR, WinB}
		tell application "Safari" to set bounds of window 1 to {WinR / 2, WinT, (WinR / 6) * 5, WinB}
	end if
end PosWindowsDivCap
#2

MitchBVI. I’m not able to test your script but thought I would mention one issue FWIW. In the thread linked below, Nigel refers to “window of desktop” as a relic from the past which has just happened to work up till now. I suspect this is not the cause of the error but it’s probably worth trying one of the supported alternatives.

https://macscripter.net/viewtopic.php?pid=203998

#3

Hi Peavine

It has nothing to do with the actual commands in the script that is called. The following script written in Script Editor (SE) and called from a script written in Script Debugger (SDB) works.

my TestaCall()
on TestaCall()
    display dialog "Hello Call"
end TestaCall

the calling script

set myscript to alias "Users:petermitchell:Dropbox:Applescript:DividendCaptureReconstruct:TestaCallSE.scpt"
run script myscript

If I write and save the 1st script in SDB and call it from the 2nd script it hangs. In fact the called script opens in SDB with a yellow bar near the top and I have to force quit to get out of it.

#4

I saved your script (using Script Debugger) on my desktop, with name “Untitled.scpt”. Then I ran following (again, using Script Debugger) and it worked without any issue:


run (load script alias "HARD_DISK:Users:123:Desktop:Untitled.scpt")

So, how you call the external script?

NOTE: my Script Debugger 7 (v7.07) has permissions to control Finder, Excel and Safari

#5

Not sure what to say. However I have found that if I load a script written in Script Editor into Script Debugger and save it, it does not always have the SB logo . It then runs OK.

Cannot work out how to provide screen shots which would show what I mean.

#6

It might depend on whether the script is saved with debugging on or off.

Please check.

#7

Brilliant thats the issue, thanks very much.
Now realize that the debug logo on the file icon tells me the file is saved with debugging on. Thats a very useful piece of information.