Re: Using Applescript to process WebCatalog functions
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = >Anyway - the new WebCat plugin does not need AppleScript. >You should turn off AppleScript on your webserver, for security and performance... This is simply not true!There are many functions that a MAc webmaster may needd to perform that simply cannot perform without AppleScript. And there are existing WebDNA modules on the market that *require* AppleScript ...The first example that occurs to me -- and one that many Mac webmasters are using -- is the WebDNA-powered Rumpus Admin module. It relies on an embedded AppleScript to send an AppleEvent to Rumpus. If you get rid of AppleScript, that AppleEvent will not be sent, and Rumpus will not reload it's newly-updated database file ... and the result will be a Rumpus Admin module that doesn't work!So please do NOT get rid of AppleScript without understanding exactly what effect that action is going to have on the rest of your system. These are the facts:1- WebCatalog needs AppleScript to send AppleEvents to other applications. 2- WebCatalog duplicates very few of the tasks AppleScript can perform. 3- There are many tasks AppleScript can perform that WebCatalog cannot.Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net
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>Anyway - the new WebCat plugin does not need AppleScript. >You should turn off AppleScript on your webserver, for security and performance... This is simply not true!There are many functions that a MAc webmaster may needd to perform that simply cannot perform without AppleScript. And there are existing
WebDNA Modules on the market that *require* AppleScript ...The first example that occurs to me -- and one that many Mac webmasters are using -- is the WebDNA-powered Rumpus Admin module. It relies on an embedded AppleScript to send an AppleEvent to Rumpus. If you get rid of AppleScript, that AppleEvent will not be sent, and Rumpus will not reload it's newly-updated database file ... and the result will be a Rumpus Admin module that doesn't work!So please do NOT get rid of AppleScript without understanding exactly what effect that action is going to have on the rest of your system. These are the facts:1- WebCatalog needs AppleScript to send AppleEvents to other applications. 2- WebCatalog duplicates very few of the tasks AppleScript can perform. 3- There are many tasks AppleScript can perform that WebCatalog cannot.Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net
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