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AppleScript Language Guide

   

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SYNTAX

make [new] className at referenceToLocation                             ¬
    [ with properties                                                   ¬
        { propertyLabel:propertyValue [, propertyLabel:propertyValue ]...}]¬
    [ with data dataValue ]

The continuation characters (¬) indicate that the command must all be on one line (or on a line extended with continuation characters). They are not a required part of the syntax.

PARAMETERS

className

The class of the object to be created. Class: Class identifier

referenceToLocation

The location at which to create the new object. Class: Reference

propertyLabel

The name of a property whose value is to be set for the new object. Class: String

propertyValue

The value to assign to the property. Class: The value class of the property, as specified in the application dictionary definition of the object class being created, or a value that can be coerced into the class of the property Default value: The default value of the property, as specified in the application dictionary definition of the object class being created

dataValue

The value to assign to the object. Class: The default value class of the object, or a value that can be coerced into the default value class. Default value classes of objects are listed in the "Default Value Class Returned" sections of the dictionary definitions of the objects. Default value: None

RESULT

A reference to the newly created object.

Class: Reference

EXAMPLE

The following example creates a document named "New Report" in the current directory. (The current directory is typically the directory where the application was launched, the directory where the application last opened or saved a previous document, or another directory specified by the application. The current directory may be affected by settings in the General Controls control panel.)

tell application "AppleWorks"
    make new document at beginning with properties {name:"New Report"}
end tell