[Pythonmac-SIG] Modifying table cell content with python-appscript

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On 22 Nov 2008, at 10:10, Sven A. Schmidt wrote:

>> - If you're on 2.5 or earlier, post the complete appscript code  
>> you're using to set the text field's value and the Python value you  
>> get when you get it so we can take a look, e.g. something like:
>>
>>   ref = app('AppName').windows['Untitled'].splitter_groups[1] \
>>           .scroll_areas[3].tables[1].rows[1].text_fields[1]
>>
>>   s = '<string>'
>>   ref.value.set(s)
>>   t = ref.value()
>>   print (s, t, s == t)
>>   # Result: ...
>
> Ok, I've tried your example:
>
> 	sysevents = app('System Events')
> 	hg = sysevents.processes['Hourglass']
>
> 	ref = hg.windows['Untitled'].splitter_groups[1] \
>       		.scroll_areas[3].tables[1].rows[1].text_fields[1]
>
> 	s = '<string>'
> 	ref.value.set(s)
> 	t = ref.value()
> 	print (s, t, s == t)
>
> Here's what I get:
>
> [eris:sas/Hourglass-trunk/Tests] sas% python2.5 hg_test.py
> ('<string>', u'unnamed customer', False)

Any idea where the 'unnamed customer' is coming from? Is the appscript  
'set' command setting the text field's value? Can you post both your  
working AppleScript and non-working Python script for comparison?  
Also, if you can run your application with AEDebug enabled:

	export AEDebugSends=1; export AEDebugReceives=1; open /path/to/ 
YourApp.app

run the AppleScript and the Python script, and post the raw Apple  
event logs from Console, that'll let me check for any differences  
between the events they're sending that might explain it.


> BTW, your code "app('AppName').windows['Untitled']" fails with
>
> 	AttributeError: Unknown property, element or command: 'windows'

Durr, my bad. Yes, you're right, should've been  
sysevents.processes['YourApp'].windows....

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