'Applescript and Flash Builder

I'm trying to get applescript to resize and move the windows of Flash Builder but I keep getting an error does anyone know how to get Eclipse or Flash Builder to play nicely with applescript?

For example:

tell application "Adobe Flash Builder 4.5"
    activate
    set the bounds of the first window to {-1680, 650, 0, 1050}
end tell

Returns this error:

tell application "Adobe Flash Builder 4.5"
    activate
    set bounds of window 1 to {-1680, 650, 0, 1050}
        --> error number -1708
Result:
error "Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 got an error: Can’t set bounds of window 1 to {-1680, 650, 0, 1050}." number -10006 from bounds of window 1

or maybe there is a way to do this in bash? :)

eclipsebasheclipse-pluginapplescriptflash-builder


Solution 1:[1]

As @philipregan mentions, it's because the app isn't scriptable. To find out if an application is scriptable, follow these instructions from apple.

To determine if a particular app is scriptable, see if it has a scripting dictionary. See Opening a Scripting Dictionary.

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