excel - Trying to Use AppleScript to Convert .xls and .xlsx to .txt (Tab Delimited), Needs Fixing -


i copied answer got thread. trying convert ~300 .xls , .xlsx files tab delimited. in same folder. if knows better way, please let me know.

property type_list : {"xls6", "xls7", "xls8", "xlsx"} property extension_list : {"xls", "xlsx"}   on open these_workbooks repeat k 1 count of these_workbooks     set this_item item k of these_workbooks     set item_info info this_item      --this if statement tests make sure items you're converting excel spreadsheets , not folders or aliases     if (folder of item_info false) , (alias of item_info false) , ((the file type of item_info in type_list) or name extension of item_info in extension_list)          tell application "finder" open this_item          tell application "microsoft excel"             --this tacks on ".txt" file name             set workbookname (name of active workbook & ".txt")             --save current open workbook tab-delimited text file             tell active workbook save workbook filename workbookname file format text mac file format             close active workbook saving no         end tell     end if end repeat end open  on run     display dialog "drop excel files onto icon." end run

all open dialog box , nothing. though it's meant droplet, nothing happens when drag file it.

in applescript run handler gets run when script or application run normally. meanwhile, open varname handler gets run when file or files dropped onto icon of application , files set variable varname. script posted cleverly places display dialog in on run handler try understand usage. instead, save script application , drop files onto it.

edit:

after quick test on mountain lion machine has excel 2011 (i didn't realize how i'd been overcomplicating):

property type_list : {"xls6", "xls7", "xls8", "xlsx"} property extension_list : {"xls", "xlsx"}   on open these_workbooks     repeat k 1 count of these_workbooks         set this_item item k of these_workbooks         set item_info info this_item          --this if statement tests make sure items you're converting excel spreadsheets , not folders or aliases         if (folder of item_info false) , (alias of item_info false) , ((the file type of item_info in type_list) or name extension of item_info in extension_list)              tell application "finder" open this_item              tell application "microsoft excel"                 --this tacks on ".txt" file name                 set workbookname (path desktop string) & "after:" & (name of active workbook & ".txt")                 display dialog workbookname                 --save current open workbook tab-delimited text file                 tell active workbook save workbook filename workbookname file format text mac file format                 close active workbook saving no             end tell         end if     end repeat end open  on run     display dialog "drop excel files onto icon." end run

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