[steve1341]

Developers,

I know not a lot about applescript - i feel more at home with Java but i wrote a script a while ago with the help of a work colleague which said this:

<code>
tell BBedit

save document 1

end tell
</code>

Now that BBEdit has a new Interface i need to modufy the script so that the document i am editing is saved and not the first document in BBEdits list.

What i want to know is where the function definition is for "save" - or API for save.

I looked in BBEdit dictionary - i figured out the method call i was interedted in - but i couldnt figure out how to create a new save script.

Thanks




save document 1


to change to

save active document of text windows

???

[suthercd]

Code:
tell application "BBedit"
    save front document
end tell

Craig

[steve1341]

Craig,

Thats wrong!

I have a document open at any time which might have many document sopen inside it. That snippet of code you sent saves the first document in the front window - If i am editing the fourth docuemnt in the current window this wont work.

BTW: theres a bit more to the Applescript then just saving - I wanted to get saving done as the other pieces i can figure out. - Thanks

And if you dont mind - where is the function definition of save? - and the arguments it takes?

Thanks

[suthercd]

I'm not following your question correctly. With BBEdit 8 you can have more than one document per window by using the Documents Drawer and Nav bar. If you are editing a document, that document is in the front window.For this example assume the document has been previously saved, you have made changes to it, and it is active.

Code:
Tell application "BBEdit"
    set activeDocName to name of front window
    save text document activeDocName
end Tell

Applescript provides a scripting machanism for Apple Events. Applescript commands are verbs that apply to Apple's object model and are not object methods. The Save Event is in the Standard Suite which is a part of BBEdit's dictionary. Applescript's classes are object-like but do not follow all OOP criteria.

Here is the link to Apple's overview of Applescript. Take a look at the Applescript Language Reference link as well.

HTH
Craig

[steve1341]

Thank you Craig - that worked - I owe you one.