AppleScript Programming/Advanced Code List/Repeat

With command  you can create repetative behavior, that often will shorten the code a lot, if done correctly.

Its basic format is this: repeat 10 times say "Hello." end repeat

And it can be used to do a specific task for every item you drop into a script that has been turned into a program. on open (ListItem) repeat with thisItem in ListItem -- bunch of kick*** code end repeat end open

One example of actual script that utilizes repeat-function can be found here.

While, here is one example of code that will wait until a page in Safari is fully loaded: tell application "Safari" to activate -- Brings Safari frontmost application. repeat tell application "Safari" if source of document in window frontmost contains " " then tell application "Script Editor" to activate exit repeat -- This will quit the loop. else delay 1 -- Will wait for 1 second. end if	end tell end repeat

And a useful source can be found from here: www.macobserver.com

The entire series of AppleScript columns at Mac Observer are here www.macobserver.com/tips/applescript/