Syntax error on applescript

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I am trying to make this app:

display dialog "Open Which Application" buttons {"Chrome", "AppleScript", "Textedit"}

set the button_pressed to the button returned of the result

if the button_pressed is "Chrome" then

Open application "Google Chrome"-- action for 1st button goes here

if the button_pressed is "Applescript" then

Open application "Applescript Editor"-- action for 2nd button goes here

if the button_pressed is "Textedit" then

Open application "Textedit"-- action for 3rd button goes here

end

But it keeps saying SYNTAX ERROR: expected else ect but found end of script/line

What do I do????

Posted on Mar 1, 2013 3:24 PM

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Answer 1

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Level 5

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Hi,

In your 'if' block conditional syntax subsiquent options should be formatted as 'else if':

display dialog "Open Which Application" buttons {"Chrome", "AppleScript", "Textedit"}

set the button_pressed to the button returned of the result

if the button_pressed is "Chrome" then

openapplication "Google Chrome" -- action for 1st button goes here

else if the button_pressed is "Applescript" then

openapplication "AppleScript Editor" -- action for 2nd button goes here

else if the button_pressed is "Textedit" then

openapplication "TextEdit" -- action for 3rd button goes here

end if

Best wishes

John M

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Answer 2

Level 5

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"open application" won't work either, as far as I'm aware. The syntax is

tell application "Google Chrome" to activate

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