Special characters in plug-in actions parameters

Questions & Suggestions
1

Hi,

This question can probably be answered only by Peter Lewis.

I have written several plug-in actions (the OmniFocus action pack). Here is my question:

  • When I pass a string containing emojis to my script (AppleScript) as a plug-in parameter, it doesn't seem to work.
  • When I pass the same string using a standard variable that I get using getvariable, it works (the string with the emoji is correctly initialized in the AppleScript).

Are the methods to get a string using "system attributes" vs "getvariable" different? Is there a reason why I am able to get the value properly only using getvariable?

2

As described in the Execute an AppleScript action, the AppleScript command system attribute is not safe for international characters.

Only Apple knows why that command remains stuck in the '90s…

3

OK, thank you Peter, I'll try to find a workaround for that specific issue.

4

Other than your original work around of getvariable, the other option is documented in the help:

set myVar to do shell script "echo $KMVAR_My_KM_Variable"

That should work for international characters.

5

5 posts were split to a new topic: AppleScripts vs Shell Scripts