Want to write a log file without using a text editor

[fundidor]

Hi folks!

I have done much progress with my script for writing a log file of the weights displayed on my scale.

Thanks to Dave from Canada!

To see my previous topic where I got help for writing the script that get the result o the weight, click

http://bbs.applescript.net/viewtopic.php?t=6485

At this moment I have this Applescript that works:

set the iDay to day of the (current date) as integer
set the iMonth to month of the (current date) as text
set conditionMet to false
set LastReading to “”
set Readind to “”
repeat while true
set feedback to do shell script “/Users/fundidor/cleaner.script”
– paragraph 5 is the line after “Peso Atual (PESO ESTVEL):”
set Reading to text from character 80 to character 85 of feedback as integer
if Reading is greater than 0 and Reading is not equal to LastReading then
tell application “Tex-Edit Plus”
activate
copy (“Em " & (current date) & " o peso mudou para…” & Reading & " kgs" & return) to selection of application “Tex-Edit Plus”
save window 1 in file ((path to desktop as string) & “LogBalanca” & iDay & iMonth & “.txt”) as string with creator �class TBB6�
set LastReading to Reading
end tell

else
	
end if
delay 15

end repeat

But this script needs the application of “Tex-Edit-Plus”.

I am trying to write a script that will record a logfile like this into a plain text file without the need for any application. Just using the resources of Mac OS X. This is an example:

Em 08 de fevereiro de 2004 10:28:19 PM o peso mudou para…25 kgs
Em 08 de fevereiro de 2004 10:28:54 PM o peso mudou para…528 kgs
Em 08 de fevereiro de 2004 10:29:47 PM o peso mudou para…1245 kgs
Em 08 de fevereiro de 2004 10:30:16 PM o peso mudou para…4563 kgs
Em 08 de fevereiro de 2004 10:33:56 PM o peso mudou para…128 kgs
Em 08 de fevereiro de 2004 10:44:10 PM o peso mudou para…128 kgs
Em 08 de fevereiro de 2004 10:44:23 PM o peso mudou para…1000 kgs
Em 08 de fevereiro de 2004 10:44:39 PM o peso mudou para…1000 kgs

I borrowed part of a script from Macscripter forum, and made this one:

set the iDay to day of the (current date) as integer
set the iMonth to month of the (current date) as text
set conditionMet to false
set LastReading to “”
set Readind to “”
set myText to “”
repeat while true
set feedback to do shell script “/Users/fundidor/cleaner.script”
– paragraph 5 is the line after “Peso Atual (PESO ESTVEL):”
set Reading to text from character 80 to character 85 of feedback as integer
if Reading is greater than 0 and Reading is not equal to LastReading then

	set myText to ("Em " & (current date) & " o peso mudou para..." & Reading & " kgs" & return)
	set myFilePath to (path to desktop as string) & "LogBalanca" & iDay & iMonth & ".txt"
	set saveFile to (open for access myFilePath with write permission)
	write myText as string to saveFile
	close access saveFile
	set LastReading to Reading
	
else
	
end if
delay 15

end repeat

But it doens’t work the way I desire.

I get a message that I already have a file with the name I want to overwrite.

Since I don’t fully understand the sintax of this last script, I ask for your help…

In fact I want this script to run automatically withou prompting me…

Thanks!

[Ray_Barber]

Hi fundidor,

See this apple webpage which has a great applescript function for writing to files which includes a method for appending data (which should satisfy your needs as I understand them):

http://www.apple.com/applescript/guidebook/sbrt/pgs/sbrt.11.htm

Ben