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Pablo
Pablo

Reputation: 29519

Applescript failing to open app in new window

tell application "Terminal"
    activate
    if windows is {} then reopen
    do script "ssh [email protected]" in window 1
end tell

How can I tell apple script if there are open windows, to open new window as well, because it can ruin existing one.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 750

Answers (2)

adayzdone
adayzdone

Reputation: 11238

This is cleaner...

tell application "Terminal"
    if not (exists window 1) then reopen
    activate
    do script "ssh [email protected]" in window 1
end tell

Upvotes: 2

adamh
adamh

Reputation: 3292

If you don't target a window by index it will open a new window every time.

e.g,

tell application "Terminal"
    activate
    do script "ssh [email protected]"
end tell

or to deal with using existing windows on a fresh open.

tell application "System Events"
    if (count (processes whose bundle identifier is "com.apple.Terminal")) is 0 then
        tell application "Terminal"
            activate
            do script "ssh [email protected]" in window 0
        end tell
    else
        tell application "Terminal"
            do script "ssh [email protected]"
            activate
        end tell
    end if
end tell

more ideas here: http://hintsforums.macworld.com/archive/index.php/t-68252.html

Upvotes: 0

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