Hi: yeah i did use the test script; DL’d it twice to make sure; and apparently my last back up included the bad stuff; and it does seem that the problem is in scripteditor itself or script runner?
i keep getting the error messages scriptrunner[23684] Damaged script file plus i can’t open any scripts using script editor although it opens a new empty file when i start it. but gives errors like “the document …tigerspam.scpt” could not be opened.
[I am using 10.4.11 w/ so many upgrades for tons of apps & utils that i just can’t see going through an archive and reinstall and reupdates on they entire system or am i missing something about doing that?]
do you know what all i would need to reinstall using pacifist for entirely replacing applescript, including any core system items, etc that would replace everything related to scripting/apple script/ script editor/ script runner etc? any of the kexts frameworks etc? (not that I know what that is but I see it in the open files window when looking at activity monitor stuff).
thanks! – really appreciate your help i don’t get how all of a sudden it just stopped working.*
Neither. They’re both reporting an error, and it’s unlikely that both are bad. That’s why I think the problem is elsewhere.
If Script Editor cannot open a file, the problem is either with the script, possibly with the application(s) that the script talks to, or with your system (or system add-ons). The script that you downloaded is fine. You can verify that SpamSieve (an application that the script talks to) is fine by replacing your copy with a freshly downloaded one. Beyond that, I’m afraid the problem is with some other software (or perhaps data) on your Mac.
Yes, it would be a lot of work. That’s why I was hoping you had a backup from before the problem started. Frankly, I think it’s worrisome when something that should definitely work unexpectedly fails without a useful error message. Not being able to train spam messages is a bad, but who knows what else is malfunctioning as a result of the underlying problem? If you don’t have a backup, it seems to me that the choice is between an Archive & Install and running a broken system indefinitely.*
these are very good points – and script editor could not open any scripts that I tried – so…what I’m thinking now is:
if I find an older back up of a system that has a clean apple script / script editor (all the related system and app. components) etc, and if i use just those applescript related items (since it would be too old to do a complete restore from such an old backup), OR if I use Pacifist to reinstall the 10.4.11 system’s applescript components do you know what applescript / scripting / system / core / kext or other type items should I replace/re-install by any chance?
okay well that sounds kind of unlikely since the backup seems mucked up too. darnit.
Just in case this tells you anything new or helpful, I did get another error message when testing whether the script would open/run: “Unable to read the dictionary of the application or extension because it is not scriptable.”
