The array-returning function now compiles, but probably does not work.

diff --git a/ITAppleEventCenter.h b/ITAppleEventCenter.h
index 218c0d7..82dac05 100755 (executable)
--- a/ITAppleEventCenter.h
+++ b/ITAppleEventCenter.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 + (id)sharedCenter;
 - (NSString*)sendAEWithRequestedKey:(NSString*)key eventClass:(NSString*)eventClass eventID:(NSString*)eventID appPSN:(ProcessSerialNumber)psn;
 - (long)sendAEWithRequestedKeyForNumber:(NSString*)key eventClass:(NSString*)eventClass eventID:(NSString*)eventID appPSN:(ProcessSerialNumber)psn;
+- (AEArrayDataPointer)sendAEWithRequestedKeyForArray:(NSString*)key eventClass:(NSString*)eventClass eventID:(NSString*)eventID appPSN:(ProcessSerialNumber)psn
+
 
 - (NSString*)sendTwoTierAEWithRequestedKey:(NSString*)key fromObjectByKey:(NSString*)object eventClass:(NSString*)eventClass eventID:(NSString*)eventID appPSN:(ProcessSerialNumber)psn;
 - (long)sendTwoTierAEWithRequestedKeyForNumber:(NSString*)key fromObjectByKey:(NSString*)object eventClass:(NSString*)eventClass eventID:(NSString*)eventID appPSN:(ProcessSerialNumber)psn;

diff --git a/ITAppleEventCenter.m b/ITAppleEventCenter.m
index 47913c8..ed1ad83 100755 (executable)
--- a/ITAppleEventCenter.m
+++ b/ITAppleEventCenter.m
@@ -379,70 +379,56 @@ static ITAppleEventCenter *_sharedAECenter = nil;
     DisposeHandle(xx);
 }
 
-- (NSArray*)sendAEWithRequestedKeyForArray:(NSString*)key eventClass:(NSString*)eventClass eventID:(NSString*)eventID appPSN:(ProcessSerialNumber)psn
+
+- (AEArrayDataPointer)sendAEWithRequestedKeyForArray:(NSString*)key eventClass:(NSString*)eventClass eventID:(NSString*)eventID appPSN:(ProcessSerialNumber)psn
 {
     //Add error checking...
     AEEventClass eClass = *((unsigned long*)[eventClass UTF8String]);
     AEEventID   eID    = *((unsigned long*)[eventID UTF8String]);
-    
+
     const char *sendString = [[NSString stringWithFormat:@"'----':obj { form:'prop', want:type('prop'), seld:type('%s'), from:'null'() }", [key UTF8String]] UTF8String];
-    NSArray *_finalArray = nil;
-    
+    AEArrayDataPointer result = nil;
+
     AppleEvent sendEvent, replyEvent;
     AEIdleUPP upp = NewAEIdleUPP(&MyAEIdleCallback);
-    
+
     DescType resultType;
     Size resultSize, charResultSize;
-    
+
     AEBuildError buildError;
     OSStatus err;
     OSErr err2, err3;
-    /*
-    if ((GetProcessPID(&psn, &pid) == noErr) && (pid == 0)) {
-        NSLog(@"Error getting PID of application! Exiting.");
-        return nil;
-    }
-    */
+
     //NSLog(@"_sendString: %s", sendString);
-    
+
     err = AEBuildAppleEvent(eClass, eID, typeProcessSerialNumber,(ProcessSerialNumber*)&psn, sizeof(ProcessSerialNumber), kAutoGenerateReturnID, 0, &sendEvent, &buildError, sendString);
-    
+
     //[self printCarbonDesc:&sendEvent];
-    
+
     if (err) {
         NSLog(@"%d:%d at \"%@\"",(int)buildError.fError,buildError.fErrorPos,[sendString substringToIndex:buildError.fErrorPos]);
     }
-    
+
     err = AESend(&sendEvent, &replyEvent, kAEWaitReply, kAENormalPriority, kNoTimeOut, upp, NULL);
-    
+
     //[self printCarbonDesc:&replyEvent];
-    
+
     if (err) {
         NSLog(@"Send Error: %i",err);
     } else {
-        unichar *result = 0;
-        
-        err2 = AESizeOfParam(&replyEvent, keyDirectObject, &resultType, &resultSize);
-        result = malloc(resultSize);
-        
-        if (err2) {
-            NSLog(@"Error After AESizeOfParam: %i", err2);
-        } else {
-            err3 = AEGetParamPtr(&replyEvent, keyDirectObject, resultType, NULL, result, resultSize, &charResultSize);
-            
-            if (err3) {
-                NSLog(@"Error After AEGetParamPtr: %i", err3);
-            } else {
-                _finalString = [[NSString stringWithCharacters:result length:charResultSize/sizeof(unichar)] copy];
-            }
-        }
+          SInt32 count, resultCount;
+
+          AECountItems(&replyEvent,&count);
+          result=malloc(sizeof(AEDesc)*count);
+          AEGetArray(&replyEvent, kAEDescArray, result, sizeof(AEDesc)*count, NULL, NULL, &resultCount);
+
         free(result);
     }
-    
+
     AEDisposeDesc(&sendEvent);
     AEDisposeDesc(&replyEvent);
-    
-    return _finalString;
+
+    return result;
 }
 
 @end