macOS AppleScript

[jegadhu84]

Hi everyone,

Please tell me the way to findout the version of an application using AppleScript. 😕

 

[Dalton63841]

If you want to know the version of an app all you need to do is click on the title of the app in the menubar and click About.

 

[jegadhu84]

Thanks.

Hi Dalton,

Very good suggestion. I need to know the version using AppleScript. Please read the Thread once again.

 

[Dalton63841]

do shell script "osascript -e 'version of application "Application"'"

Something to this affect should work. You need to tweak the quotation marks obviously. Replace "Application" with the app you want to find the version.

 

[jiminaus]

do shell script "osascript -e 'version of application "Application"'"

Something to this affect should work. You need to tweak the quotation marks obviously. Replace "Application" with the app you want to find the version.

I don't know much about AppleScript, but why escape from AppleScript into the shell just to enter AppleScript again.

Is the above not the equivalent of:

version of application "Application"

 

[jegadhu84]

Thanks

Hi,

Its working fine.

tell application "Silverlight Preferences" to get the version

Thanks dalton

 

[Dalton63841]

I don't know much about AppleScript, but why escape from AppleScript into the shell just to enter AppleScript again.

Is the above not the equivalent of:

version of application "Application"

Would you look at that. You got it. And yea I knew the code I put didn't make any sense for some reason. Im pretty tired at this point...

 

[jegadhu84]

Yes, Its equivalent.

tell application "Finder" to get the version of application "Silverlight Preferences"

The above is as like what you said.