Important: The information in this document is obsolete and should not be used for new development.
OSAGetDefaultScriptingComponent
You can use theOSAGetDefaultScriptingComponent
function to get the subtype code for the default scripting component associated with an instance of the generic scripting component.
FUNCTION OSAGetDefaultScriptingComponent (genericScriptingComponent: ComponentInstance; VAR scriptingSubType: ScriptingComponentSelector) : OSAError;
genericScriptingComponent
- A component instance for the generic scripting component, created by a prior call to the Component Manager function
OpenDefaultComponent
orOpenComponent
(see page 10-4).scriptingSubType
- The function returns, in this parameter, the subtype code for the default scripting component associated with the instance of the generic scripting component specified in the
genericScriptingComponent
parameter.DESCRIPTION
TheOSAGetDefaultScriptingComponent
function returns the subtype code for the default scripting component. This is the scripting component that will be used byOSAStartRecording
,OSACompile
, orOSACompileExecute
if no existing script ID is specified. From the user's point of view, the default scripting component corresponds to the scripting language selected in the Script Editor application when the user first creates a new script.Each instance of the generic scripting component has its own default scripting component, which is initially AppleScript. You can use
OSASetDefaultScriptingComponent
to change the default scripting component.RESULT CODES
noErr 0 No error errOSACantOpenComponent -1762 Can't connect to scripting component badComponentInstance $80008001 Invalid component instance