Am I using Applescript's "duplicate" wrong?
 

I'm trying to duplicate an object from one Omnigraffle document into another. I can get it to duplicate and place the copy in the same spot, but when I try to place the copy in a different file, I get an error: "OmniGraffle 5 got an error: Can’t make or move that element into that container."

The script is below. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[code]

set myDocument to "[the pathname of my file]"

tell application "OmniGraffle 5"
set oDoc to open myDocument
set canvasCount to count of canvases of oDoc

set allGroups to {}
repeat with theCanvas in every canvas of the first document
repeat with theLayer in every layer in theCanvas
set allGroups to allGroups & every group in theLayer
end repeat
end repeat

set groupcount to length of allGroups

set allDocNames to {}

repeat with currentGroup in allGroups
set currentID to id of currentGroup
set currentName to "test" & currentID & ".graffle"
set allDocNames to allDocNames & currentName
set preNewDoc to (make new document at end of documents with properties {name:currentName})
save the front window
set newDoc to the front window

duplicate currentGroup to newDoc -- causes error!

(*
in new document, select all
ungroup
keep list of origins
export as psd
in illustrator
import each component to the location specified by its origins
*)

end repeat
end tell
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[QUOTE=Daria;63731]when I try to place the copy in a different file, I get an error: "OmniGraffle 5 got an error: Can’t make or move that element into that container."


set preNewDoc to (make new document at end of documents with properties {name:currentName})
save the front window
set newDoc to the front window

duplicate currentGroup to newDoc -- causes error!
[/QUOTE]
Hi Daria-

I didn't try your script, but doesn't "make" return a reference to a DOCUMENT, but you need a reference to a CANVAS to contain the graphic group?

Best, Charles

Charles,

You're right. Thanks for helping me!

- Daria

Glad I could. Have fun!

Charles