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Bome MIDI Translator: User's Manual 9 Actions

Project Global AppleScript Section

In the Project Properties, there is a text area where you can enter free form

AppleScript handlers. These handlers can be called from your outgoing

action so that you have a space for AppleScript code that you need to run

from multiple outgoing actions.

Example: global handler for iTunes volume

The following text, when entered in the global AppleScript section, defines a

handler that lets you set the iTunes volume.

on setITunesVolume(vol)

tell application id "com.apple.iTunes"

set the sound volume to vol

end tell

end setITunesVolume

Now from any Outgoing AppleScript action, you can call the handler

setITunesVolume(val).

Do not enter code outside of a handler in the global section. It

will be executed at arbitrary times (or not at all).

Referencing MIDI Translator in an AppleScript

The special identifier __APPLICATION_NAME__ is replaced with the

application name, i.e. “Bome MIDI Translator Pro” (or to whatever you have

renamed the program bundle name in the Finder). if you need to self-

reference the MIDI Translator application, use that identifier rather than

hard coding the name.

9.9.2 Control MT using External AppleScript

You can control a running instance of MIDI Translator from 3

party

AppleScripts.

Currently, there are 2 commands available:

set variable <varname> to <value>

get variable <varname>

You can only manipulate global variables.

For external AppleScript support to work, you must have MIDI

Translator installed in the Applications folder.