[jbaezga]

I had to downgrade to OS 8.6 to be able to use DSL to connect to WEB, now if I try to launch AppleScript Editor I get an error message, “dialects” are missing. What can I do besides re-installing all software?

[Don Foy]

The first thing we are going to do is transfer you to the AppleScript forum, where people are lurking who might know the answer, which I think is that there is a new version of AppleScript in OS9 and it is not so backward compatible.

[Paul Crawford]

Hi,

Don is correct... AppleScript 1.4.x (Mac OS 9.0.x) no longer includes any separate dialect files; the English dialect was "rolled into" the AppleScript extension. However, AppleScript 1.3.x (Mac OS 8.5.x-8.6) did include a single English dialect file, normally located in the 'System Folder : Scripting Additions : Dialects' subfolder.

I guess that when you downgraded from Mac OS 9.0.x to Mac OS 8.6, you somehow ended up with a mismatched AppleScript installation. For Mac OS 8.6, verify that you're using Script Editor 1.1.3, AppleScript (extension) 1.3.7, and AppleScriptLib (extension) 1.2.2. Also, ensure that the 'English Dialect 1.3.2' file still exists in your 'System Folder : Scripting Additions : Dialects' subfolder (it should not be in the obsolete 'System Folder : Extensions : Scripting Additions : Dialects' subfolder).

If any of your AppleScript-related files is the wrong version or is missing, you could restore them from a backup. Or, if you have access to a Mac OS 8.5.x or Mac OS 8.6 CD-ROM, you could try to recover the files by doing a custom re-install of just the AppleScript package (it might be available as a separate option, or via the 'Core System Software' option). Also, see the earlier Script Editor: Foreign language not supported? thread in this Forum for alternative sources of the 'English Dialect' file.

Regards,

--Paul

[This message has been edited by Paul Crawford (edited 05-13-2000).]