[Pythonmac-SIG] appscript and filemaker

[has]

On 13 Aug 2007, at 18:01, Karsten Wolf wrote:

>>> Accessing this list item yields nothing; AEDesc.data='',
>>> AEDesc.type='tdta'.
>>
>> What does the equivalent AppleScript give you? Appscript should give
>> the same result.
>
> Ok. I've crosschecked with Frontier and AppleScript.
>
> I'm using FileMaker 9 Advanced and it has changed behaviour  
> compared to previous versions. It used to deliver the PICT data if  
> a record was retrieved as a list (see below the Frontier binary  
> screenshot).

Looks like a bug in FMP9 then; might want to file a report on it.


>>> However, if you know how to do it in AppleScript,
>> post the code here and I can supply the Python equivalent for you.
>
> AppleScript returns on
>
> get cell "e" of record 16 of layout "Untitled Copy" of window  
> "Untitled"
>
> «data PICT8F5C0000000001...»
>
> Frontier has a binary type which can be sent to FileMaker:<Bild  
> 20.png>

These are equivalent to a CarbonX.AE.AEDesc instance in Python.


> In both cases the returned data can be sent back to FileMaker; like  
> this:
> tell application "FileMaker Pro Advanced"
>     set t to get cell "e" of record 16 of layout "Untitled Copy" of  
> window "Untitled"
>     set cell "e" of record 15 of layout "Untitled Copy" of window  
> "Untitled" to t
> end tell
>
>
> I simply don't know how to re-package the returned data. I have  
> some binary (raw in pythonese) data and an OSType (AEDesc.type).  
> How do i package them to be sent via appscript?

Same deal. Just pass the returned AEDesc straight back to FMP as-is.

fmp = app('FileMaker Pro Advanced')
t = fmp.windows['Untitled'].layouts['Untitled Copy'].records[16].cells 
['e'].get()
fmp.windows['Untitled'].layouts['Untitled Copy'].records[15].cells 
['e'].set(t)

HTH

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