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run

run
send "run" to object

The run command executes an OSA script.

Used in any other way, run does nothing.

Examples

send "run" to button "Automatic"  -- invoke attached QuicKeys script

send "run" to button "Quill"  -- invoke implicit AppleScript run handler
 
on mouseUp
  run  -- invoke AppleScript in card script
end mouseUp

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object
HyperTalk DefinitionThe object HyperCard, or any expression that identifies an object by name, number, or id.

For example:

HyperCard
me
[the] target

button 1
background part 6
card field id 3894
this card
next background
stack "My Stack"

AppleScript DefinitionAn identifiable part of an application, or a thing within an application that can respond to commands.

run

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