Dialogs with more than three buttons?

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

I’m making a security app for OS X but what code do you use after you have passed the 3 button limit in dialogs?
thanks

MADDOG05

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#2

You could try ‘choose from list’, maddog05:

set optionList to {"dog", "cat", "hamster", "mouse", "budgerigar", "canary"}

set chosenPet to choose from list optionList with prompt "Choose a pet:"

if chosenPet is false then
	error number -128 (* user cancelled *)
else
	set chosenPet to chosenPet's item 1 (* extract choice from list *)
end if

display dialog "You chose a " & chosenPet & "!"

(For more details and options, check out the AS dictionary for the Standard Additions scripting addition.)

#3

Thanks! I will give it a try…:smiley:

MADDOG05:cool:

#4

Im new to creating scripts for Apple (MacOsx Ventura)…
I would like to create an AppleScript with serveral buttons 3 to 9 depending on what Shell script I want to create… What I have now works in Mac terminal with selecting by pressing 1, 2, 3, etc… I like the look of Buttons… this method looks good so… but how to select the option and running a shell script or applescript after clicking ok

set optionList to {“Shell Script-1”, " Shell Script-2", " Applescript-1", " Applescript-2"}

set chosenScript to choose from list optionList with prompt “Choose a Script to run:”

if chosenScript is false then

error number -128 (* User cancelled *)

else

set chosenScript to chosenScript’s item 1 (* extract choice from list *)

end if

display dialog "You chose a " & chosenScript & “!”

#6

As an example, What are the names of the scripts you want to run & their paths?
I’m assuming some are shell scripts and some are Applescripts.

#7

If you don’t want to get into AsOBJC and custom alerts.
Check out Shane’s Dialogue Toolkit Plus