load library script --«script» doesn't understand the xxx message

Hello

It works as expected here under 10.6.5.

One thing to note is that properties in top level of a script are initialized at the time of compilation of the script. So if you edit the callee script after compiling the caller script, the changes in callee does not reflect in the callee script loaded as top level property in caller script.

Try this and see if it works.

set f to (path to desktop as text) & "abc.scpt"
set lib to load script alias f
lib's myhelp()

Regards,

H

That's an odd error to get. Is the callee script a compiled file (.scpt extension) or a text file (.applescript extension)? It should be the first. Also, is the callee script open in the applescript editor with unsaved changes? As of 10.8 that adds some wrinkles to scripting.

Hello

I don't understand why it happens. Seemingly the previous error message indicates abc.scpt does not have myhelp() handler defined, while the new error message indicates myhelp() handler is found in abc.scpt but it throws run-time error.

The error "Can’t make current application into type string." will be thrown if you use "display dialog" command without direct parameter. But why? Apparently you are saying:

display dialog "help"

aren't you?

Just in case, edit the abc.scpt as follows, save and run it in AppleScript Editor to see if it shows dialogue correctly.

on myhelp()
    display dialog "hello"
end myhelp

myhelp()

If it works as abc.scpt itself, then run the caller script to see if it works as loaded script.

Where does it fail in these tests?

This is all I can say for now.

H