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I tried the scripts at: Re: Is there a way to sort photos by size? but got the error: Expected end of line, etc. but found identifier. Also, the word Button was highlighted. So I guess I'm not using the script as intended. So 2 questions:
MacBook, iOS 12.1
word "buttons" highlighted on the line...
"Enter the pixel size threshold for small photos: " buttons {"Cancel", "OK"} ¬
Perhaps there is an additional line break in the code.
The first lines of the script should look like this when pasted into the Script Editor window:
The forum software is reformatting the code we are pasting here.
When the script runs, it will show this dialog and you enter a number for the minimum size of the photos.
If you do not reply to this request, you will be seeing a timeout error message. Perhaps this dialog panel is hidden for you by another window, so you cannot press the o.k. button and you are getting a timeout error.
The problem is, that we cannot post code here correctly. The interface is inserting line breaks when we paste the code into the editor window.
All text in the scrip with a "¬" at the end of the line needs to go onto one single line.
Great, that you worked it out, where the problem was.
Which system version do you have installed?
I just tested this script (Script: Search for Photos by the Dimensions in Pixel Size) again on my Mac with macOS 10.14.1 Mojave and it is still working. But scripting has not been working well in Photos 1 on Yosemite and El Capitan.
To use the script, copy and paste the code into the Script Editor
The code starts with the line
(* How to use this script:
end the last line is
end tell
Select the photo in Photos that you want to split by size, then press the "run" button in the Script Editor toolbar.
To find more Apple Scripts for Photos have a look at this page: Thematic Index to Photos for Mac Related User Tips:
I'm using MacOS Mojave Version 10.14.1 Beta 18B73a and Script Editor Version 2.11 (203) with AppleScript 2.7
I've copied and pasted your script from the link you gave and I still get the same error with the word "buttons" highlighted on the line...
"Enter the pixel size threshold for small photos: " buttons {"Cancel", "OK"} ¬
Does the script need to be saved with a special name in in a special location?
So I solved the issue with the script. One line of code was split over 3 lines. I put the lines together and the script works very well indeed! Thanks millions.
The offending lines:
set dialogResult to display dialog ¬
"Enter the pixel size threshold for small photos: " buttons {"Cancel", "OK"} ¬
default answer (defaultSizeThreshold as text)
The fix:
set dialogResult to display dialog "Enter the pixel size threshold for small photos: " buttons {"Cancel", "OK"} default answer (defaultSizeThreshold as text)
Sorting Photos in Photos App musing AppleScript
