buttons "Save as", "Open" in an application doesn't have dictionary

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Dear Macscripters:
Could somebody of you tell me how is it possible to execute with Applescript these actiones in an application that have not dictionary (using the menu with buttons):

  • Open a file (without selecting it with “choose file”)
  • Save file as…

Thanks a lot!
Alex

#2

Professor:

Depending on how much access to the menus you need, GUI scripting may be your answer. I have only played around with it, so I cannot be much help other than to point you to this site:

www.apple.com/applescript/uiscripting

There you will find some tutorials, and a program call UIinspector which helps you know just how to access the menus in the application you wish to control.

Hope this helps,

casdvm