gistfile1.scpt

(*
Open & Run Generative Programming IDE 
Author: VoQn 

Usase:
 ex Processing
 $osascript openAndRunSketch.applescript Processing ~/Documents/Processing/sketch/sketch.pde
 ex NodeBox
 $osascript openAndRunSketch.applescript NodeBox ~/Documents/NodeBox/sketch.py

Last Update: 2010/05/03
*)

on run argv
	global ARG_ERR
	global FILE_NOT_FOUND
	
	set ARG_ERR to "Argument Error :: this script need 2 arguments -> ${ApplicationName} ${SketchFilePath}"
	set FILE_NOT_FOUND to "File not found"
	
	try
		set appName to item 1 of argv
		set filePath to item 2 of argv
	on error
		return ARG_ERR
	end try
	
	-- open sketch file
	tell application appName
		activate
		try
			open (filePath as POSIX file)
		on error
			return FILE_NOT_FOUND
		end try
	end tell
	
	-- run sketch
	tell application "System Events"
		tell application process appName
			key down command
			keystroke "r"
			key up command
		end tell
	end tell
	
end run