Newbie question - Help needed with GraphicConverter

[Enoch]

Hi,

New to AS, and not a programmer. Just trying to get a basic handle on AS to automate a few simple functions. What I want right now is some expertise on GC scripting, which I gather is rather quirky with syntax.

I’m trying to create a GC script for my wife to make it easy for her to create multiple photo libraries in GC using aliases. (iPhoto too bloated and not flexible enough.) So she needs to be able to make aliases of multiple image files → choose/create a destination folder → put the aliases in the folder.

I’ve received some very valuable help through another forum, which means I now have a functional script to do the above in Finder, and a stay-open dock applet to do it from a GC browser window. What I really want is is a script that can be run from the GC scripts menu. Where I (& others) am stuck is figuring out the syntax to make this work.

The relevant thread in the other forum: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3859382#3859382

Note the following from one poster:

Now if only GraphicConverter returns alias list of selected thumbnails by the following code:

tell application “GraphicConverter”
tell window 1
get contents of selection
end tell
end tell

we would be able to write a simple script that can be saved as a compiled script and called from script menu.

However, GC v4.7 at hand does not return anything, or actually throws error when I run the above code with thumbnails selected in its browser window.

Can someone please advise? Thanks.

[Enoch]

Fantastic, Jacques. That’s just what I want.

BTW is there a GC/AS forum somewhere? Or is this it?