Applescript - Variable Commands Not Working When Using "Choose From List"

Question

I'm trying to create a simple international store for iTunes.

set country to (choose from list {"US", "CA", "UK"} with prompt "What country?")

   if country = "US" then
     tell application "iTunes"
     activate   
     open location "itmss://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/switchToStoreFront?storeFrontId=143441"
end tell
end if

When I click US, it doesn't do anything with iTunes. What am I doing wrong?

Mark Alldritt · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-30 21:02:52Z

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The problem is that the choose from list command is returning a list of the items selected from the list. You can do the following:

set country to (choose from list {"US", "CA", "UK"} with prompt "What country?")

if country = {"US"} then
    tell application "iTunes"
        activate
        open location "itmss://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/switchToStoreFront?storeFrontId=143441"
    end tell
end if

Alternatively, you could say if item 1 of country = "US".

answered Oct 30, 2012 at 21:02

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regulus6633 Over a year ago

+1 for revealing that the "choose from list" result is a list. That's the reason the poster wasn't getting what he expected. As such, out of your 2 solutions I prefer to use... if (item 1 of country) = "US" then approach.

adayzdone Over a year ago

(item 1 of country) and country as text produce the same result.

adayzdone · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-30 18:53:31Z

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Try

if country as text = "US" then

answered Oct 30, 2012 at 18:53

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