macOS Applescript help for a newbie

[KurtangleTN]

So i'm trying to make a script for quicksilver, so that I can reload my RSS feed program (Vienna)

I got this

tell application "System Events"
tell process "Vienna"
keystroke "r" using {command down}
end tell
end tell

Now this will reload (well do Command + R which is the hotkey for refreshing in Vienna) if it's the active window, how do I make it so that it switches to Vienna before?

Thanks

 

[robbieduncan]

It'll be really annoying as the application will jump to the front but

tell application "your application name here"
	activate
end tell

will activate whatever application you put in the appropriate place.

 

[KurtangleTN]

It'll be really annoying as the application will jump to the front but

tell application "your application name here"
	activate
end tell

will activate whatever application you put in the appropriate place.

Ah ok, so I'm probably just better off leaving it as it is.. or just command-tabbing.

Thanks!

 

[lancestraz]

A better way is:

try
	tell application "Vienna"
		refresh all subscriptions
	end tell
end try

 

[KurtangleTN]

A better way is:

try
	tell application "Vienna"
		refresh all subscriptions
	end tell
end try

When I tried that, It said connection error, and it crashed Vienna, did I do something wrong?

 

[lancestraz]

When I tried that, It said connection error, and it crashed Vienna, did I do something wrong?

Ha. Weird. Works fine for me. How many times have you tried it? Maybe it was a fluke.

 

[KurtangleTN]

I run Panther, and Vienna 2.1.2.2110/2110

Maybe that could be doing something with it?

Man I regret not getting Tiger.

 

[SC68Cal]

A crash dump would be helpful, I believe.

 

[KurtangleTN]

2007-05-16 19:40:11.830 Vienna[450] attribute terminology dictionary not found for attribute applescriptContainer in class AbstractObject in suite NSCoreSuite

2007-05-16 19:40:11.831 Vienna[450] attribute terminology dictionary not found for attribute applescriptContainer in class Folder in suite ViennaApp

2007-05-16 19:40:11.833 Vienna[450] No readable name in dictionary

Ok, this is what I got.

Thanks for the help again