Is there an applescript for displaying a random word from a list of supplied words?

SuperDaveInLA · Jul 21, 2010, 04:37 PM

I have an apple workflow running off of my laptop for a DIY photo booth at my wedding. The user only has to enter his/her name - the computer then takes 3 snapshots from webcam, formats them into strip form, sends them to a printer, then loops and starts over. What I'm trying to do now is before each snapshot I'd love a dialog to show a random emotion that the user should portray in each shot.

What I want to do is have a list of like 30 possible scenarios ("extremely happy" "shocked" "the person next to you smells", etc etc etc.) and have the computer pick one of them to display before each shot.

Any idea how to do this?!

Caleb531 · Jul 21, 2010, 05:54 PM

Here you go. Edit it however you'd like:

Code:

set emotions to {"Happy", "Sad", "Angry", "Funny", "Confused", "Shocked"}
set randomEmotion to some item of emotions

SuperDaveInLA · Jul 21, 2010, 06:01 PM

Caleb - sorry if I'm out of my league here, but that script isn't displaying anything. It's running, but I'm not seeing anything. Am I doing something incorrectly?

SuperDaveInLA · Jul 21, 2010, 06:11 PM

oh sweet, i think i figured it out! Added display dialog randomEmotion

Thank you dude!

fredfnord · Jul 21, 2010, 07:09 PM

There are literally dozens of ways to do this.

Seriously, look into some of the AppleScript tutorials online. AppleScript is surprisingly powerful, and very straightforward.

-fred

Jul 21, 2010, 04:37 PM	#1
SuperDaveInLA macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hollywood, CA	Is there an applescript for displaying a random word from a list of supplied words? I have an apple workflow running off of my laptop for a DIY photo booth at my wedding. The user only has to enter his/her name - the computer then takes 3 snapshots from webcam, formats them into strip form, sends them to a printer, then loops and starts over. What I'm trying to do now is before each snapshot I'd love a dialog to show a random emotion that the user should portray in each shot. What I want to do is have a list of like 30 possible scenarios ("extremely happy" "shocked" "the person next to you smells", etc etc etc.) and have the computer pick one of them to display before each shot. Any idea how to do this?!
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Jul 21, 2010, 05:54 PM	#2
Caleb531 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2009	Here you go. Edit it however you'd like: Code: set emotions to {"Happy", "Sad", "Angry", "Funny", "Confused", "Shocked"} set randomEmotion to some item of emotions
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Jul 21, 2010, 07:09 PM	#5
fredfnord macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2007	You can also pick from a file, etc There are literally dozens of ways to do this. Seriously, look into some of the AppleScript tutorials online. AppleScript is surprisingly powerful, and very straightforward. -fred
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Jul 21, 2010, 06:01 PM	#3
SuperDaveInLA Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hollywood, CA	Caleb - sorry if I'm out of my league here, but that script isn't displaying anything. It's running, but I'm not seeing anything. Am I doing something incorrectly?
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Jul 21, 2010, 06:11 PM	#4
SuperDaveInLA Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hollywood, CA	oh sweet, i think i figured it out! Added display dialog randomEmotion Thank you dude!
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