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run

run

send "run" to object

The run command executes an OSA script.

Used in any other way, run does nothing.

Examples

send "run" to button "Automatic"  -- invoke attached QuicKeys script

send "run" to button "Quill"  -- invoke implicit AppleScript run handler

on mouseUp

  run  -- invoke AppleScript in card script

end mouseUp

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HyperTalk Definition

The object HyperCard, or any expression that identifies an object by name, number, or id.

For example:

HyperCard

me

[the] target

button 1

background part 6

card field id 3894

this card

next background

stack "My Stack"

AppleScript Definition

An identifiable part of an application, or a thing within an application that can respond to commands.

run

run

Examples

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