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user7492670

Reputation:

Saving variables in applescript using plist's within application xcode

How do I make my script write to a Property List file without having to create a ".plist" file on the user's computer, but rather directly in the current application?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 598

Answers (1)

Pat_Morita
Pat_Morita

Reputation: 3545

The plist files are created from the user defaults. So you need to save your values there.

Make a property to shorten writings at top

property NSUserDefaults : class "NSUserDefaults" of current application

to write

NSUserDefaults's standardUserDefaults()'s setObject_forKey_(yourValue, yourKey)

to read

NSUserDefaults's standardUserDefaults()'s object_forKey(yourKey)

Example

property NSUserDefaults : class "NSUserDefaults" of current application

set mytext to "Hello"

-- write
NSUserDefaults's standardUserDefaults()'s setObject_forKey_(mytext, "MyKey")

-- read it with
log NSUserDefaults's standardUserDefaults()'s object_forKey_("MyKey")
-- Hello

It's untested cause i don't have a mac here at the moment. But it should work.

Edit

To set standard values do the following in your application's appDelegate method applicationWillFinishLaunching:aNotification (don't forget to declare the property mentioned above):

on applicationWillFinishLaunching:aNotification
    set prefs to {MyKey:"Hello", SomeOtherKey:true}
    NSUserDefaults's standardUserDefaults()'s registerDefaults_(prefs)
end

Upvotes: 0

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