Applescript from Mac App says "Expected end of line but found \U201c\"\U201d."
- by Rasmus Styrk
I am trying to perform a copy/paste for my to the the last active app, here's my code:
NSString *appleScriptSource = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"\ntell application \"%@\" to activate\ntell application \"System Events\" to tell process \"%@\"\nkeystroke \"v\" using command down\nend tell", [lastApp localizedName], [lastApp localizedName]];
NSDictionary *error;
NSAppleScript *aScript = [[NSAppleScript alloc] initWithSource:appleScriptSource];
NSAppleEventDescriptor *aDescriptor = [aScript executeAndReturnError:&error];
The problem is that on some computers it works just fine, but on others it fails. My error output from error that is returned by executeAndReturnError is:
2012-06-13 17:43:19.875 Mini Translator[1206:303] (null) (error: {
NSAppleScriptErrorBriefMessage = "Expected end of line but found \U201c\"\U201d.";
NSAppleScriptErrorMessage = "Expected end of line but found \U201c\"\U201d.";
NSAppleScriptErrorNumber = "-2741";
NSAppleScriptErrorRange = "NSRange: {95, 1}";
})
I can't seem to figure out what it means or why it happens.
We tried copying the generated apple-script code into the Apple Script editor, and here it works just fine.
My App is sandboxed - i have added the bundle identifiers for the key "com.apple.security.temporary-exception.apple-events" for the apps i want to support.
Any suggestions?
