Applescript works in Script Editor but not in Xcode 5

Question

Good evening all, I am trying to understand why I can run the below script in Applescript Editor but am unable to successfully run it in an Xcode Cocoa-Applescript application.

Can someone please explain why this function will not run in Xcode and what I need to do to have it run correctly?

set this_data to ((current date) as string) & space & "WHY DOESN'T THIS LOG!!!!" & return
set this_file to (((path to desktop folder) as string) & "MY LOG FILE")
my write_to_file(this_data, this_file, true)


on write_to_file(this_data, target_file, append_data)
 try
    set the target_file to the target_file as string
    set the open_target_file to open for access file target_file with write permission
    if append_data is false then set eof of the open_target_file to 0
    write this_data to the open_target_file starting at eof
    close access the open_target_file
    return true
 on error
    try
        close access file target_file
    end try
    return false
 end try
end write_to_file

user309603 · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-22 07:50:42Z

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This is one of the Xcode behaviours I can't explain, but it works if you add tell current application like this:

tell current application to set the open_target_file to open for access file target_file with write permission

It might be better to put the whole function in a tell current application block.

answered Sep 22, 2014 at 7:50

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