Hello Jean Thanks for the hint, it worked! And I managed to create a script that does what I want. If there are better or more elegant ways to achieve saving of all open files I welcome all feedbacks!
*on* applicationWillSwitchOut(theApp) *tell* *application* "BBEdit" *set* allProjects *to* *every* *project document* *repeat* *with* project *in* allProjects *set* currentlyOpenDocuments *to* *every* *text document* *of* *window* *of* project *repeat* *with* doc *in* currentlyOpenDocuments *save* doc *end* *repeat* *end* *repeat* *end* *tell* *end* applicationWillSwitchOut Regards, Peter On Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 7:32:22 PM UTC+2 jj wrote: > Hi Peter, > > Remove the colon and it should work. > > *use* AppleScript version "2.8" > > *use* *scripting additions* > > -- > > *on* applicationWillSwitchOut(theApp) > > *tell* *application* "TextEdit" > > *activate* > > *make* new *document* > > *set* *text* *of* *front* *document* *to* "hello applicationWillSwitchOut" > > *end* *tell* > > *end* applicationWillSwitchOut > > HTH, > > Jean Jourdain > On Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 6:22:10 PM UTC+2 Peter Steiner wrote: > >> Hello, I'm a seasoned programmer but pretty new to Applescript and >> BBEdit, so please bear with me if I'm asking obvious stuff. >> >> I asked support about auto-save and got a quick answer to look into the ' >> applicationWillSwitchOut' attachment point. >> >> I then found these old threads mentioning applicationWillSwitchOut: >> >> - https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg14492.html >> <https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg14492.html> >> - https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg15547.html >> <https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg15547.html> >> >> >> but without examples (*"This is largely an exercise for the reader :-) >> [...], and the group can probably help you with the scripting itself."*) >> >> To start dabbling with AppleScript I put this compiled script into the >> mentioned folder (~/Library/Application Support/BBEdit/Attachment >> Scripts/Application.scpt): >> >> on applicationWillSwitchOut:(theApp) >> tell application "TextEdit" >> activate >> make new document >> set text of front document to "hello applicationWillSwitchOut" >> end tell >> end applicationWillSwitchOut: >> >> (I made similar subroutines for the other 4 application attachment points) >> >> I then started BBEdit, switched focus, then back to BBEdit and then quit. >> Nothing happened with TextEdit, so I'm not sure if the scripts were even >> run. >> >> Am I doing this wrong? How can I debug attachment scripts? I can't run >> them directly in the Script Editor, can I? The manual is silent on this, >> probably because mac users are supposed to know that? >> >> Or even better, has somebody already a script that saves open files when >> quitting or switching out? >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> Peter >> > -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or believe that the application isn't working correctly, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Mastodon: <https://mastodon.social/@bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/688fab91-9d16-42e1-8b8b-a46e805c2a86n%40googlegroups.com.
