Script Debugger retired
The day has finally come. After 30 years of continuous development, Script Debugger has been retired and will no longer be available for sale.
https://latenightsw.com/script-debugger-retired/
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Added a new blog post about updating an #AppleNote using #Alfred to tack entries into a Playlist note.
Had to use some #AppleScript . But it does what I set out to do:
https://www.thoseoptimizeguys.com/using-alfred-to-append-to-a-playlist-in-apple-notes/
Those Optimize Guys · Using Alfred to append to a Playlist in Apple NotesHow to use Alfred to add an entry to the top of an Apple Note set up for storing such things
I always get a bit cagey when people ask if #HyperTalk is like #AppleScript.
There's an inspiration there, but AppleScript jettisons one of the fundamental strengths of HyperTalk: that it's designed to account for human “flaws" and logic gaps and removes the need to think about certain advanced programming concepts, whereas AppleScript actually has that logical structure under the hood and just makes it implicit … until it isn’t and you get an error message and need to deal with it.
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This feature was actually requested by a video producer who creates insane amounts of video and audio, and needs as much automation as possible.
So. I have added some more!
The integrated Audio Converter in #NeoFinder 8.9 for #macOS can now be invoked using the powerful #AppleScript automation tools!
https://www.neofinder.de/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=633#p633
The integrated Audio Converter in #NeoFinder 8.9 for #macOS can now be invoked using the powerful #AppleScript automation tools!
You can even set up the conversion parameters per script, as you need them.
That makes it a lot easier to integrate the converter into complex workflows of any kind.
https://www.neofinder.de/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=633#p633
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Decided to add richer AppleScript support for the button. Now ControlRoom sends both key up and down events which can be combined with the existing scripting to do whatever you want.
I am still having a lot of fun adding new #AppleScript #Automation abilities to my #NeoFinder for #macOS software.
Like this one:
Access to the md5 FileCheck value of files in Catalogs is now available.
Check out the AppleScript dictionary of NeoFinder, and the power example in the NeoFinder Users Guide. Really cool stuff there...
https://www.neofinder.de/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=605#p605
Among a lot of other useful attributes, #NeoFinder now offers #AppleScript read access to the md5 FileCheck value of files in Catalogs!
https://www.neofinder.de/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=605#p605
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And yes, the #NeoFinder Users Guide has more details, and also, NeoFinder itself comes with a much expanded version of that sample #AppleScript, making it easier than ever to rename your files with NeoFinder! #Automation #macOS #workflow
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And yes, the #NeoFinder Users Guide has more details, and also, NeoFinder itself comes with a much expanded version of that sample #AppleScript, making it easier than ever to rename your files with NeoFinder! #Automation #macOS #workflow
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That's a really useful update! It'll make managing live performance videos so much easier, especially when file names need quick corrections. Thanks for sharing this! 
#NeoFinder #AppleScript #macOS #MusicProduction #VideoTools
The ability to change the names of items in my #NeoFinder for #macOS using #AppleScript allows for some very exciting things!
Like a script to replace parts of file names with a different part.
In case your famous rock band has recorded a lot of live videos, but the file names show the wrong name of the city!
https://www.neofinder.de/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=578#p578
The new ability to change the names of items in #NeoFinder catalogs using #AppleScript allows for some very exciting things.
Like a script to replace parts of file names with a different part.
In case your rock band has a lot of live videos, but the file names show the wrong city name!
https://www.neofinder.de/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=578#p578
I ran into this post the other day about Script Debugger getting retired.
January 2025 marks Script Debugger’s 30th anniversary. It’s been a very long run for a two-person effort. Script Debugger began as a Classic MacOS product, survived Apple’s near-death experience, transitioned to macOS X and migrated across 4 CPU processor types. We are so grateful for the […]
decoding.ioRetiring Script Debugger – Decoding
Literally bought a #ScriptDebugger license just a month ago and it's already being retired.
Given #Apple's track record, it'll probably break with the next major #macOS release in the fall.
Mastodon CanadaMark Alldritt (@alldritt@mstdn.ca)https://latenightsw.com/retiring-script-debugger/ #applescript
One of these things is not like the other
I keep expanding the #AppleScript abilities of #NeoFinder fir #macOS for improved #automation, and NeoFinder 8.7 allows full read and write access the names of files and folders in Catalogs, and the name of Catalogs and Albums.
While that may sound a bit boring, it offers the unique ability to batch rename a lot of items with very specific text replacements!
https://www.neofinder.de/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=550#p550
We keep expanding the #AppleScript abilities of #NeoFinder for improved #automation, and NeoFinder 8.7 allows full read and write access the names of files and folders in Catalogs, and the name of Catalogs and Albums.
https://www.neofinder.de/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=550#p550
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@ia Wow! I didn't realize this was already working. Nice! This let me build a nice automation (#LaunchBar action) to correct text with ChatGPT. Any chance you'll add support for this to the #AppleScript library on Mac or #Shortcuts? Currently, I need to use UI scripting. It's working but it's hard to share because of the custom naming of sources. Something like this would be ideal:
