Import records from FileMaker pro-7 to MYOB -Error while write command

[ukupatil]

Hi All,

My task : import records from FileMaker pro-7 to MYOB -Error while write command

From FileMaker i am calling applescript by command
“Perform Applescript”, in this command passing applescript as native applescript.

When i run this script through applescript, it works , i mean it imports records successfully.
But when i try this script by pasting in FM pro mentioned as above, it passes error as

“Expected end of line, etc. but found identifier.(Error-2741)”

This error identifies error line as
“Write exportText to FileRef”

For more clarification some related codelines are as below…

set fileRef to Open for access file SavePath with write permission

set eof fileRef to 0
write exportText to fileRef --Error “Expected end of line, etc. but found identifier.(Error-2741)”
close access fileRef

FileMaker Pro 7.0v1
Mac OZ X version 10.3.9
ScriptEditor 2.0(v43.1)
Applescript 1.9.3

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Vikrant Patil
(Mumbai, India)

[TaeBo]

Hey, I had the same problem that you had. I found this after about an hour of searching.

• Subject: Re: puzzled with script syntax error
  • From: Cornwall email@hidden
  • Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 16:18:08 -0700

At 12:39 PM -0700 6/26/02, Lui wrote:

I am trying to read a file from disk and put its
content into a FileMaker Pro database. But I get an
error on the syntex and have no idea what is wrong.

set fileRef to alias “Macintosh HD:
Users:sharon:file1.txt”
open for access fileRef
set _result to (read fileRef)
close access fileRef

When trying to save the script in FileMaker’s ‘Specify
Applescript’ window, I get error:
‘Expected ", " but found ideentifier. (Error -2741).’
with the word ‘fileRef’ in ‘(read fileRef)’
highlighted.

This is a FileMaker bug that has been around since FMP 4.0 (and is
still here in 5.5). You didn’t say but you’re trying to embed his in
a FileMaker script, right?

I think you have only two choices, and #1 is the better choice.

1. Use raw events for the read - write commands

set fileRef to alias “Macintosh HD:Users:sharon:file1.txt”
–open for access fileRef
set _result to <> fileRef
–close access fileRef

2. Enclose “set _result to (read fileRef)” in a Finder tell

set fileRef to alias “Macintosh HD:Users:sharon:file1.txt”
–open for access fileRef
tell app “Finder”
set _result to (read fileRef)
end tell
–close access fileRef

– “<<” and “>>” are chevrons (ASCII 199 and 200).

Corny

I have no idea where to find info on the raw events, but I hope this helps.