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Applescript – Merlin Dictionary

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We often post here Applescript samples for Merlin. They are an excerpt of scripts we write from time to time as ad-hock solutions simplifying batch actions. Feel free to use them if they come in handy. You may also forward them to other Merlin users automating their everyday work.Merlin AppleScript Dictionary

For a complete list of Merlin’s Applescript dictionary, start AppleScript Editor* and call there File > Open Dictionary > Merlin

Merlin specific classes, commands, properties and elements are listed in the ‘Merlin Suite’.

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*) /Applications/Utilities/AppleScript Editor

Understanding connection requests

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Collaboration is essential in project management. Merlin supports PMs in their every day work in that it allows collaboration to their projects over 3 kinds of interfaces. Once a project has been shared with either Merlin for Mac OS X or Merlin Server, it may be accessed by other Merlin for Mac OS X applications (acting as clients), supported web browsers or iOS devices.

How does this work?
The short answer is: “easily“. For the longer answer please read here Continue reading →

Applescript – Search and replace in Merlin

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It’s been a while since we’ve posted the last applescript sample for Merlin. The following code, when copied, pasted in an empty applescript file and compiled can be used for “Search & Replace in Merlin projects”. It prompts for the string to be searched. Asks for the replacement string and informs in case it succeeds or the string had not been found at all.

Enjoy 🙂
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	This script goes throught all activities of the top most opened project, asks for the string to search, prompts for the string to replace with, checks the title, notes, additional title and subtitle of the activities for the searched text, and replaces the unwanted string.
	Written by Vicky Stamatopoulou
	For ProjectWizards
	Oct 7, 2010
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Merlin Server – enabling iPhone sharing

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enable MerlinServerWe have described in a previous post how to share projects for iPhones, iPads and iPod touches with Merlin for Mac OS X. Now we would like to show how this happens when using MerlinServer.
But a bit of theory first. iPhone sharing on MerlinServer…

  • uses the same port defined in the settings of Web service. Per default 7080 for tcp protocol.
  • the “Forward in router” option in the Web tab influences its address as well.
  • requires an enabled Project Sharing service.

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Merlin & Merlin iPhone – how to share projects for iPhone

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publishIn Merlin documentation, online help and various other web spaces one can read how to share projects for the iPhone when using Merlin for Mac OS X. The procedure is straight forwards. You open the projects in Merlin for Mac OS X, you call the publishing dialog by a click onto the yellow horn symbol, and start iPhone sharing.

  1. In case both Mac (with Merlin sharing the project) and iPhone are logged into the same LAN, you may use on the iPhone the Merlin *Server* automatically discovered over Bonjour and shown in the Servers list of Merlin iPhone app.

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