Xcode build error: Expected end of line but found “"”. (-2741)

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#1

I’m converting an AppleScript Studio project to AppleScriptObjC.

It has a very long .applescript file which I finally adapted to AppleScriptObjC.

It compiles in AppleScript Editor with no problems.

However, when I try to build the project in Xcode I get this error:

Expected end of line but found “”". (-2741)

It stumbles upon the first quote here:


script MyScript
	property parent : class "NSObject"

If I remove the second line, it stumbles upon the next “class” property:


property NSApplication : class "NSApplication"

Once again, all compiles in AppleScript Editor.

I did any possible search on this situation - couldn’t find any solutions.

Any help will be appreciated!

Thanks,
Leo

#2

What version of Xcode?

#3

Xcode 4.6.1

Also, forgot to mention that I replaced the old AppleScript Studio contents of main.m with


#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
#import <AppleScriptObjC/AppleScriptObjC.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    [[NSBundle mainBundle] loadAppleScriptObjectiveCScripts];
    return NSApplicationMain(argc, (const char **)argv);
}

which I just took from a new AppleScriptObjC project created by Xcode… Seems like a logical thing to do but I didn’t consult any documentation to confirm it.

Thanks,
Leo

#4

I’d be inclined to upgrade to 4.6.3, but I don’t think that’s the problem. And yes, that should be fine for main.m – I presume you also added AppleScriptObjC.framework to the project.

I’m a bit puzzled. I’d be very wary of upgrading a project like that – I think you’re better of building a new version and copying stuff across – but that doesn’t help find the problem. Are the .applescript files UTF8?

Also, you mention compiling the scripts in AppleScript Editor. Did you save after that? For a while ASE would still save as MacRoman, which could confuse Xcode – it only accepts UTF8 for AppleScript. What version of ASE and OS?

#5

Found it!

It was the “Compile AppleScript Files” build phase that remained from AppleScript Studio.

Thanks for all the advice Shane - eventually it’s your suggestion to move everything to a new project that made me compare the build phases and find it.

I plan to get your Explorer soon…

Thanks,
Leo