I am trying to get a terminal command to work in Applescript and I get the error "Expected end of line but found identifier." How can I fix this?
This is my code
try
do shell script "defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{"tile-type"="spacer-tile";}'; killall Dock" with administrator privileges
end try
Best Answer
You mustn't use some special characters (e.g.
"
or\
) between the quotation marks after thedo shell script
part of Apple Scripts or you have to escape them with a back slash.In your example the second quotation mark is interpreted as the end of the shell command:
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{
which is no valid line.So escape the inner quotation marks with a back slash and your Apple Script should work:
If you have a shell command like this:
you would have to escape each
"
and\
with a back slash: