Problem quitting a script when it's done.

[romain_schmid]

Hello all,

Here is a little script i have modified. It converts pictures from jpeg to pict and scales them. I named it “JPEG → PICT”
The only thing i would like to add : the mini application created should quit when finished. But if i add

Tell application “JPEG → PICT”
quit
end tell

the script editor says : The run manager has been specified more than one time or there have been higher level commands in addition to the run manager" ((Translated from french, sorry for inaccurate words…))

How can i tell my script to quit when the job is done ? It used to work with other scripts.

Thanx in advance for any help !

property destFldr : “”

on run
set inFiles to (choose file with prompt “Choisissez la photo � pr�parer:” of type {“JPEG”}) as list
open (inFiles)
end run

on open (inFiles)
try
set destFldr to (choose folder with prompt “Choisissez l’endroit o� sauver la photo:”) as text
set the text item delimiters of AppleScript to {“.”}
tell application “Finder”
repeat with aFile in inFiles
if kind of aFile is not “Folder” then
– if file type of aFile is “JPEG” then
set theFile to (aFile as string)
set theName to the name of file aFile
set theName to (text item 1 of theName)
tell me to convertIt(theFile, theName)
– end if
end if
end repeat
end tell
set the text item delimiters of AppleScript to {“”}
on error errMsg number errNbr
doError(errMsg, errNbr)
end try
end open

on convertIt(theFile, theName)
try
tell application “GraphicConverter”
activate
open {alias theFile}
scale window 1 horizontal 0.3 vertical 0.3
save window 1 in (destFldr & theName & “.pict”) as PICT
close window 1
end tell
on error errMsg number errNbr
doError(errMsg, errNbr)
end try
end convertIt

on doError(errMsg, errNbr)
set the text item delimiters of AppleScript to {“”}
display dialog “GraphicConverter has encountered an error” & return & errMsg & return & "Error number: " & errNbr �
buttons {“OK”} default button 1 with icon stop
end doError

[julifos]

By default, applets and droplets (applescript standalone applications) will quit themselves when the code is finished, unless you save explicitly the app as “stay-open”. If you did it, a simple “quit” will do the job.

[romain_schmid]

Hi,

Thanks for answering… but it doesn’t work.
Have you tried this ? Copy-paste my script (JPEG->PiCT) and then run it . It is perfect. But doesn’t quit after the job is done… I tried to put a “quit” command at the end but it didn’t work.
Thanks again !

Romain

[julifos]

I did it and it works (though under OS X).
Try this: do it the same yourself, copy-paste, then save as application and make sure that the checkbox “stay-open” or “dejar abierto” or “whatever-in-french” is unchecked.
This should work, unless there is something corrupted in your os or as-installation…

[julifos]

There is a “bad” use of TIDs in your code. When you manipulate “applescript’s text item delimiters”, you should make the needed operations, then reset them again immediatelly to their previous value, for satety’s sake. Eg, in your code:

set the text item delimiters of AppleScript to "."
set theName to (text item 1 of theName)
set the text item delimiters of AppleScript to {""}

[romain_schmid]

I have modified my script. It works fine now, but i will have to test it in my school lab !

Thanks for answering !