When error on last launch happens, on relaunch a other action happens.

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
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I am wondering if I can be able to make my application read a plist file by doing this:

set manifest to ""
set prefs to "com.manifest.text"
try
	set texts to (do shell script "defaults read " & prefs & " text")
on error F
	if F contains " does not exist" then
		set manifest to text returned of (display dialog "No text stored. Please put text below to be saved." default answer "" buttons {"Cancel", "OK"} cancel button {"Cancel"} default button {"OK"} with title "Text.")
		try
			do shell script "defaults write " & prefs & " text " & quoted form of username
		end try
	end if
end try
if manifest is "" then
	set manifest to texts
end if
set THE_TEXT to manifest as string

and then take the read data and see that it needs to do something again.

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