AppleScript code

Question

The below code is throwing a syntax error in AppleScript (when using Automator). Any suggestions what may be causing it as the code runs fine when running in Terminal?

on run {input, parameters}

    tell application "Terminal"

        activate (do script with command "perl -mURI -lne 'print ((URI->new(/([\S]+) \z/msx)->path_segments)[-1])' < testfile.txt > testfile1.txt")
    end tell

    return input
end run

You don't need to tell the terminal to do anything. You only need: do shell script "put your code here" — PHennessey
– PHennessey, Commented Feb 17, 2017 at 23:10

Paul R · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-29 15:26:47Z

2

I think you may need a line break after activate, i.e.

on run
    tell application "Terminal"
        activate
        do script "perl -mURI -lne 'print ((URI->new(/([\\S]+) \\z/msx)->path_segments)[-1])' < testfile.txt > testfile1.txt"
    end tell
end run

I've also taken out some redundant stuff and tested this on OS X 10.6.

edited Jan 29, 2012 at 15:26

answered Jan 29, 2012 at 15:04

Paul R

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user1171048 Over a year ago

thanks for the response, the error I get is Expected “"” but found unknown token. any ideas?

Paul R Over a year ago

See updated version above which works OK for me on OS X 10.6.

user1171048 Over a year ago

really strange.. still doesn't work for some reason.. keeps throwing the same error. Thanks anyway, will give this another look, if you have any other suggestions please let me know. thanks

Paul R Over a year ago

OK - one other thing - you need to escape your backslashes - see further edited version above

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