Re: iTunes and AppleScript

FROM : John Stiles
DATE : Fri Aug 25 19:36:44 2006

On Aug 25, 2006, at 10:34 AM, Matt Neuburg wrote:

> On or about 8/25/06 9:39 AM, thus spake "Daniel Jalkut"
> <<email_removed>>:
>

>> Behaving
>> "just like Script Editor" (and unfortunately, running with
>> NSAppleScript does not achieve that) isn't the only measure of 
>> success

>
> Yes, and I'm still mystified why the timeout isn't throwing an 
> error; if
> NSAppleScript somehow doesn't obey timeouts, that would be yet another
> failure on its part. m.


OK, so now we're all on the same page. Excellent.

Getting back to the original question—anyone have any luck with 
scripting iTunes via an AppleEvents API that does honor timeouts and 
the like?
If so, any pointers would be extremely welcome. I haven't used low-
level AppleEvents very much (other than the Standard Four Handlers).