![]() ![]() It is important before you close a file after you make changes to press the Run button.Ĭlose the script file now and you will notice that it has automatically saved your changes.ģ) Where to place the script file for using it with AppleScriptTask ![]() But it test and indents the changes in the script. ExistsFile("/Users/RDB/Desktop/MacTestFile.xlsm")Ĭlick on the Run button and you see that nothing happens, because the handler has no filename string to test. You do this by adding two hyphens before the line so it looks like this: The line above the ExistsFile handler provides the filename string to the ExistsFile handler, to enable you to test the script before we take the next step of calling it from VBA.īefore we go to the next step remove the script line above the handler or make it a comment, so the script does not use it. Press the Run button, and the script test if the file exists on your Mac. The first line in the script is there only for testing. This works the same as in the VBA code example for Excel 2011 where we have a string named FileName that we created in the macro.īefore we try to run the script with AppleScriptTask in VBA we first test the handler inside the Script Editor. You see also in the script line that I replaced both path/file name strings with the variable filepath. The name of the handler and parameter string is your choice. You see that I placed the code inside a handler named ExistsFile which takes a parameter string of filepath. Use (File>Save)in the Script Editor Menu bar in the top left corner of your Mac window Now save the file as MyFileTest.scpt on your Desktop. This requires some user interaction the first time.ġ) Test the AppleScript in the Script Editorįirst we open the Script Editor on your Mac. This new approach is not as convenient: with the MacScript function you could have the script in the file itself, while with the AppleScriptTask method you need to distribute an extra file containing the script, and it must be placed in the specified location on the user’s system to have permission to run. Instead, Microsoft added a new VB command "AppleScriptTask" that accesses and runs an AppleScript file located outside the sandboxed app. The legacy "MacScript" VBA Command is severely limited by Apple’s sandbox requirements: it will not work correctly in most situations in Office 2016 and higher. Note: you can use VBA Dir also now to test if a file exists on your Mac because they fixed the problems that exists with Dir, this was not fixed when I create this page. ![]() If you test the code that is working correctly in Excel 2011 in Excel 2016 and higher it gives a run-time error 5 but if you test the script string that the VBA code created in the Script Editor, the script works correctly. ![]()
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