Filenmaker and Image Events

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#1

I am using Filemaker Pro Advanced 8.5 and discovered a problem with the applescript compiler.
The orginal filenaker scripts were in version7 and would compile. When I have tried to edit the in 8.5 I get"Application isn’t running" error when trying to compile a script that includes Image Events. It compiles fine in script editor and I have tried copy and paste tactics to and from text edit but still get the same error.
Any ideas ???

#2

could you post what you have ?

MM

#3

This is the handler that it won’t compile


on resizeiamge(aFile, theResize, mainpic)
	tell application "Image Events"
		launch
		set this_image to open aFile --resize the image
		scale this_image to size theResize
		set theName to the name of the this_image --create a new name and save path
		tell application "Finder" to set myTempFileName to (pathtopro & theName as text)
		tell application "Finder"
			if (file myTempFileName exists) then --make sure that the name we want isn't already being used. If it is, make a new one
				set nameCounter to 1
				set done to false
				repeat until done
					set myTempFileName to nameCounter & myTempFileName
					if not {} then
						set done to true
					else
						set nameCounter to nameCounter + 1
					end if
				end repeat
			end if
		end tell
		save this_image as JPEG in file myTempFileName with icon
		close this_image
	end tell
	set aFile to alias (pathtopro & theName as text)
	my mailspot(aFile, mainpic)
end resizeiamge
#4

ok so what is calling the handler ? I’m guessing you are calling this in filemaker that is a where I think the problem may be

#5

Its part of a larger script called within Filemaker. When I try to compile (in Filemaker) It highlights Image Events and errors “Application isn’t running”.

The orginal script was written in Filemaker 7 and compiled fine. If this can’t be solved I am going to have to call the script as an Apple Event.

#6

I just made new script in FMP advanced 8.5 add then made a script step to “Perfrom applescript” pasted it in and it compiled fine not sure what the problem is, you man just try making a nnew applescirpt step like I ddi and see if that works :slight_smile:

#7

Tried that and it won’t compile

What version of filemaker are you running? mine is 8.0v1

#8

8.5v1