The issue of how to view local variables (variables declared within an AppleScript handler) in Script Debugger keeps coming up. This problem has been an issue ever since Script Debugger 2.0 when local variable display was introduced. This issue surfaced again [recently on the AppleScript-Users mailing list](http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users/2009/Jul/msg00275.html). … Continue Reading ››
Category Archives: Script Debugger 4
Finding OSA scripts with Spotlight
Here is a quick overview of how to use Script Debugger Spotlight support to find OSA scripts on your Macintosh. … Continue Reading ››
Script Debugger 4.0.8
I’m pleased to announce the release of Script Debugger 4.0.8. This free maintenance release provides Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) compatibility and addresses a series of issues that came to light following the release of Script Debugger 4.0. … Continue Reading ››
Script Debugger 4.0.7
Unfortunately, Script Debugger 4.0.6 introduced a bug causing Dictionary serches to fail. Script Debugger 4.0.7 addresses this problem.
You can download the software here and read the release notes … Continue Reading ››
Script Debugger 4.0.6
Unix Newlines in Script Debugger
I recently had a customer struggling to embed multi-line Unix shell scripts within their AppleScript script using Script Debugger.
The problem is that Script Debugger's default Newline character is CR (ASCII … Continue Reading ››
Avoiding Word & Excel AppleEvent Crashes
Microsoft Word and Excel can crash frequently when the Script Debugger Explorer is used. These crashes can also be caused by AppleScript. Here are some tips for avoiding … Continue Reading ››