macOS Applescript handler help

[starjohn]

Hi Guys,

I am using MacIntosh 10.8 (Mountain Lion) and Applescript Editor 2.5. I have tried to put 2 set of script in 2 handlers and to use it through If then condition. But it throw an error "The variable desktopTestFolder is not defined." Please let me know where I am wrong.

Script for your reference:

tell application "Finder"
	if not (exists folder "Test" of desktop) then make new folder at desktop with properties {name:"Test"}
end tell
set desktopTestFolder to (path to desktop folder as text) & "Test:"
set mychoice to (choose from list {"PS List", "AA Table", "PS Legend", "PO Chart", "MD"} with prompt "Please select which sound you like best" default items "None" OK button name {"Play"} cancel button name {"Cancel"})
if mychoice is false then error number -128 -- user canceled

set mychoice to mychoice as text
if mychoice is equal to "PS List" then
	handler1()
else
	handler2()
end if
on handler1()
	tell application "Microsoft Word"
		activate
		set theContent to content of text object of selection
		copy object text object of selection
		set newDoc to make new document
		delay 2
		tell application "System Events"
			tell process "Microsoft Word"
				keystroke "v" using command down
			end tell
		end tell
		run VB macro macro name "Normal.NewMacros.Clean"
		run VB macro macro name "Normal.Module9.bold"
		
		save as newDoc file format format Unicode text file name (desktopTestFolder & mychoice & ".txt")
		close document 1 saving no
	end tell
end handler1

on handler2()
	tell application "Microsoft Word"
		run VB macro macro name "Normal.NewMacros.Clean"
		run VB macro macro name "Normal.Module9.bold"
		
		save as newDoc file format format Unicode text file name (desktopTestFolder & mychoice & ".txt")
		close document 1 saving no
	end tell
end handler2

Thanks,
John

 

[Red Menace]

Variables defined in a handler are local to that handler unless declared otherwise. What may not be obvious is that there is an implied run handler that contains the outermost script statements, so variables defined at the beginning of your script are not seen by the other handlers unless you declare them as properties or globals.