Name
osacompile
Synopsis
osacompile [-llanguage
] -ecommand
] -oname
] [-d] [-rtypeid
] [-ttype
] -ccreator
] [file...
]
Compiles into a new script file one or more text or compiled OSA script files or standard input.
Options
-
-c
creator
Assign the four-character file-creator code creator to the new script (the default is
osas
).-
-e
command
Use command as a line of script to be compiled. You can use more than one
-e
option; each will specify a new line of script.-
-i
pathname
Use the dictionary from the application pathname when compiling.
-
-l
OSAlang
Use OSA language OSAlang instead of the default AppleScript. Use the
osalang
command (described later in this chapter) to get information on all of the system’s OSA languages.-
-o
name
Use name as a filename for the new script instead of the default a.scpt.
-
-r
type:id
Place the resulting script in the resource fork of the output file, in the resource specified by type:id.
-
-t
type
Assign the four-character file-type code type to the new script (the default is
osas
).-
-x
Save file as execute only. This doesn’t produce an applet, but a compiled script file that can’t be viewed in Script Editor.
Examples
Use the filename newscript
for a new script
file, compiled from the source in
scripttext.txt
:
osacompile -o newscript scripttext.txt.
Compile the file scripttext.txt into a compiled script called newscript (assuming that a JavaScript OSA scripting component exists on the system):
osacompile -l JavaScript rawscript.txt
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