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Jeff
Jeff

Reputation: 199

tell application - string vs. string?

If I run:

tell application "Maps"
    set miniaturized of windows to false
end tell

...this works fine

Yet, when I run:

set applicationName to "Maps"
tell application applicationName
    set miniaturized of windows to false
end tell

...I get:

Maps got an error: Can’t make |miniaturized| of every window into type reference.

I also tried:

tell application (applicationName as string)
    ...
end tell

...but I get the same error.

I'm new to Apple Script and not quite understanding the nuances between the two.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 439

Answers (2)

wch1zpink
wch1zpink

Reputation: 3142

This works for me using the latest version of Sierra

set applicationName to "Maps"
tell application applicationName
    tell its windows
        set miniaturized to false
    end tell
end tell

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This also works for me

set applicationName to "Maps"
tell application applicationName's windows to set miniaturized to false

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Upvotes: 0

vadian
vadian

Reputation: 285079

The argument of tell application is required be a literal string (a constant) because the terminology is evaluated at compile time.

The alternative is an using terms from application block but the argument requires a literal string, too

using terms from application "Maps"

end using terms from

Upvotes: 2

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