Added a new function to send an AE with a send string and a direct object

AEDesc.

diff --git a/ITAppleEventTools.h b/ITAppleEventTools.h
index 5e41ab4..93b8be2 100755 (executable)
--- a/ITAppleEventTools.h
+++ b/ITAppleEventTools.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #import <Carbon/Carbon.h>
 
 extern NSAppleEventDescriptor *ITSendAEWithString(NSString *sendString, FourCharCode evClass, FourCharCode evID,const ProcessSerialNumber *psn);
+NSAppleEventDescriptor *ITSendAEWithStringAndObject(NSString *sendString, const AEDesc *object, FourCharCode evClass, FourCharCode evID,const ProcessSerialNumber *psn);
 extern NSAppleEventDescriptor *ITSendAEWithKey(FourCharCode reqKey, FourCharCode evClass, FourCharCode evID,const ProcessSerialNumber *psn);
 extern NSAppleEventDescriptor *ITSendAE(FourCharCode eClass, FourCharCode eID,const ProcessSerialNumber *psn);
 

diff --git a/ITAppleEventTools.m b/ITAppleEventTools.m
index 9eaacb1..e28f222 100755 (executable)
--- a/ITAppleEventTools.m
+++ b/ITAppleEventTools.m
@@ -57,6 +57,53 @@ NSAppleEventDescriptor *ITSendAEWithString(NSString *sendString, FourCharCode ev
     return recv;
 }
 
+NSAppleEventDescriptor *ITSendAEWithStringAndObject(NSString *sendString, const AEDesc *object, FourCharCode evClass, FourCharCode evID,const ProcessSerialNumber *psn)
+{
+    //Add error checking...
+    pid_t pid;
+    
+    const char *usendString = [sendString UTF8String];
+    
+    AppleEvent sendEvent, replyEvent;
+    NSAppleEventDescriptor *send, *recv;
+    AEDesc resultDesc;
+    DescType resultType;
+    Size resultSize;
+    
+    AEBuildError buildError;
+    OSStatus berr,err;
+    
+    if ((GetProcessPID(psn, &pid) == noErr) && (pid == 0)) {
+       ITDebugLog(@"Error getting PID of application.");
+       return nil;
+    }
+    
+    berr = AEBuildAppleEvent(evClass, evID, typeProcessSerialNumber,psn, sizeof(ProcessSerialNumber), kAutoGenerateReturnID, 0, &sendEvent, &buildError, usendString);
+    send = [[[NSAppleEventDescriptor alloc] initWithAEDescNoCopy:&sendEvent] autorelease];
+    if (!berr) [send logDesc];
+    
+    if (berr) {
+        ITDebugLog(@"Error: %d:%d at \"%@\"",(int)buildError.fError,buildError.fErrorPos,[sendString substringToIndex:buildError.fErrorPos]);
+    }
+    err = AEPutParamDesc(&sendEvent, keyDirectObject, object);
+    err = AESend(&sendEvent, &replyEvent, kAEWaitReply, kAENormalPriority, kNoTimeOut, NULL, NULL);
+    
+    err = AESizeOfParam(&replyEvent, keyDirectObject, &resultType, &resultSize);
+    if (resultSize == 0 || err != 0) {
+        return nil;
+    }
+    
+    AEGetParamDesc(&replyEvent, keyDirectObject, resultType, &resultDesc);
+    
+    recv = [[[NSAppleEventDescriptor alloc] initWithAEDescNoCopy:&resultDesc] autorelease];
+    if (!err) [recv logDesc];
+    
+    if (err) {
+        ITDebugLog(@"Send Error: %i",err);
+    }
+    return recv;
+}
+
 NSAppleEventDescriptor *ITSendAEWithKey(FourCharCode reqKey, FourCharCode evClass, FourCharCode evID,const ProcessSerialNumber *psn)
 {
     return nil;