Re: Open With

OK Here's for some homework

First script creates the whole file in Excel then opens the save as dialog.

// make xls file on mac// http://forums.adobe.com/message/5610204#5610204// http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.23/23.02/2302AppleScript/index.html was a big help// http://macscripter.net/viewtopic.php?id=39768 also helpedif (($.os.match(/Mac/i))    {        var rangeContents = '{{"My Text File opened in excel"},{"This is cell A:2", "This is cell B:2", "This is cell C:2"}, {"This is cell A:3", "This is cell B:3", "This is cell C:3"}, {"Thanks a million""}}';        var myAppleScript2 = 'tell application "Microsoft Excel"\r'                             + 'set theWorkbook to make new workbook\r'                             + 'tell active sheet of theWorkbook\r'                             + 'set value of range "A1:C4" to ' + rangeContents + '\r'                             + 'autofit columns\r'                             + 'end tell\r'                             + 'show (get dialog dialog save as)\r'                             + 'end tell\r' ;        app.doScript (myAppleScript2, ScriptLanguage.APPLESCRIPT_LANGUAGE);    }

Second script Opens Text file with Excel then saves it as an excel file. @Ariel might get to see if my mac saveas function works.

// For Mac Open txt File with Excel and Save as xls// http://forums.adobe.com/message/5610204#5610204// http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.23/23.02/2302AppleScript/index.html was a big help
txtFileContents = "My Text File opened in excel\nThis is cell A:2\tThis is cell B:2\tThis is cell C:2\nThis is cell A:3\tThis is cell B:3\tThis is cell C:3\nThanks a million\n";  if ((textFile = saveFile (txtFileContents)) && ($.os.match(/Mac/i)) && (confirm ("Do you wish to open the text file in Microsoft Excel? ", false)))    {        var macFileName = textFile.fsName.replace(/\\/g, ":").replace(/::/, ":"); // highly doubt the replaces are neaded Please can you test,        var macXlsFileName = macFileName.replace(/txt$/i, "xls");         var myAppleScript1 = 'tell application "Microsoft Excel"\r'                             + 'open text file filename "' + macFileName + '" data type delimited tab true\r'                             + 'tell active sheet\r'                             + 'autofit columns\r'                             + 'end tell\r'                             + 'tell active workbook\r'                             + 'save workbook as  filename "' + macXlsFileName + '"file format Excel98to2004 file format\r'                             + 'end tell\r'                             + 'end tell\r' ;         app.doScript (myAppleScript1, ScriptLanguage.APPLESCRIPT_LANGUAGE);    }  
function SaveDialog (myFilePromt /* The file promt" */                                ,Preset /* The desired suffix */                                , warning /* OPTIONAL if true warn on overwrite, defalt is FALSE */)    {         var   suffix = Preset.match(/[^.]*$/),                regSuffix = new RegExp("\\." + suffix + "$", "i"),                myFile = ($.os.match(/Mac/i))  ?  File.openDialog (myFilePromt, function (f) {return (f instanceof Folder) || f.name.match(regSuffix);}) // if Mac                              : File.saveDialog (myFilePromt, [Preset]); // else        if (myFile)            {                var myFileName = myFile.name;                if (! regSuffix.test(myFileName)) myFile = File (myFile.path + "/" + myFileName += "." + suffix);                if (myFile.exists)                    {                        if ($.os.match(/Mac/i) && myFile.readonly)                             {                                alert (myFile.name + "\rThis file is set to read-only.\rTry again with a different file name."); SaveDialog (myFilePromt, Preset, warning);                            };                        elseif (warning) if (!confirm ("The file " + File.decode(myFile.name) + "\nexists, do want to overwrite it? ", false, "Comfirm Save")) SaveDialog (myFilePromt, Preset, warning);                     }                return myFile;            }      } 
function saveFile (fileContents)    {        var myNewFile =  SaveDialog ("Please enter then name of text file to save."// The file save prompt --- Change as desired                                               ,"Text:*.txt"// The filter --- Change as desired                                               , true) // OPTIONAL if true give warn on overwrite, default is FALSE          if (myNewFile) // save file if cancel was not pressed            {                var mod;                mod = (myNewFile.exists) ? myNewFile.modified.toString() : 0;                                myNewFile.open('w');                myNewFile.write(fileContents);                myNewFile.close();                if (myNewFile.modified.toString() == mod)                    {                        alert((File.decode(myNewFile)) + "\nWAS NOT SAVED\n(Check if the file is readonly or open)");                        saveFile ();                    }                   return myNewFile // file saved            }        returnfalse// file not saved    }   

Scripts are completly untested

Chance of them working:- Not so great

Script 3:

Sorry about this one completly off the topic, not a mac specific script and nothing to do with excel or the original question

BUT if someone could test it on a NON-ENGLISH computer it would be a very big help to me.

The script retrieves the date from an Internet site.

The Results on the js console by me look like this

***************************************
Start Time:     1377020918626
Local Time:     Tue Aug 20 2013 20:48:38 GMT+0300
Server Time:     Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:48:38 GMT
End Time:     1377020918627
Total Time:     0.001 seconds
***************************************

What I need to know is how the dates are displayed on the non English systems

Here's the Link to that script. (The Link will only be valid for a day or 2)

I really appreciate the help

If the mac scripts work I shall try working on Windows wich I can test myself.

Thanks again

Trevor