Add to end of document?

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#1

I have a script that opens up a simple-text document in TextEdit and adds text to the beginning. Now, I am trying to find a way to add text to the end. I have tried all sorts of stuff, to no avail. I’m not sure if there is some way I can get the current paragraph count and then add 1 and use a set paragraph #.

I am pretty sure there’s an easy answer to this that I just haven’t stumbled onto yet. Thanks for your time and any thoughts.

Steven

#2

Hi

Does this work:

tell application "TextEdit"
	tell document 1
		set t to return & "hello steve"
		make new paragraph at end with data t
	end tell
end tell
#3

Perfect! Thanks so much!

And you inadvertently answered another nagging question I had about returns.

Thanks for your help!

#4

If you do not need to open the text file in TextEdit then this might
suit your needs as well.

Cheers,

Craig


set filePath to "path:to:textfile.txt"
set textToAdd to "Add to end of text file"
-- the double >> appends to the end of a file while a single > overwrites the file
do shell script "echo " & quoted form of POSIX path of textToAdd & " >> " & quoted form of filePath
#5

Hi, Craig.

I think you meant ‘POSIX path of filePath’. :slight_smile:

set filePath to "path:to:textfile.txt"
set textToAdd to "Add to end of text file"
-- the double >> appends to the end of a file while a single > overwrites the file
do shell script "echo " & quoted form of textToAdd & " >> " & quoted form of POSIX path of filePath

Just for completeness, here’s the File Read/Write method:

set filePath to "path:to:textfile.txt"
set textToAdd to "Add to end of text file"
-- No need to open explicitly with write permission if the file exists and it's not open already.
write textToAdd as string to file filePath starting at eof
#6

Thanks Nigel.