Comments on: Case Analysis Using Journler

By: admin

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:58:18 +0000

I'd suggest using the later posted approach as the script never ran quite right.

By: David

David — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:53:01 +0000

I’m stumped.

First, when I invoke the application from inside Acrobat, the first pop-up says “Press Run to run this script or Quit to Quit. (It is running the .app, not the scpt extension BTW.)

I click Run.

The next pop-up asks the “Would you like to create a new entry or add to the selected entry”

I click “New.”

The next event is that I getis a pop-up that says “The variable Users is not defined,” with the choices “Edit” or “OK.”

I assume this refers to the path issue, but there is no other way to define the variable “User” than with my name as it is used as the HDD label.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:16:29 +0000

If anyone is getting syntax errors, it is likely that the copy/paste inserted non-unicode characters or somehow otherwise altered the code. The best thing to do is compare, side by side, the code above with the code in Script Editor.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:44:15 +0000

I still cant get this script to run. Anyone offer assistance?

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 03 May 2008 09:51:26 +0000

I couldn’t understand some parts of this article Case Analysis Using Journler, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:46:31 +0000

@Scott:
The script doesn’t create an ‘active’ link to the specific page (not that this couldn’t be done, but beyond my scripting abilities at this point).
However, because the script drops the specific page into the Journler entry, simply look at the page number, click the resource in the right pane, then punch that number into the viewer.
This assumes you have the resource pane open in Journler. If not, click the button in the very bottom right corner to open the resource pane… a very convenient feature in itself as it lists all smart folders which contain the entry, as well as any resources referenced in the entry, including web pages.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:08:43 +0000

Thanks for the help. I got it going. Very helpful script!

Have you figured out a way to “link” a Journler entry to a specific page in a PDF deposition or medical record? For example, in your description of how Journler can replace CaseMap, you created a bunch of entries that appear to reference particular pages in the medical records. Is the text in those entries just notes you made yourself which have the entire PDF medical records attached?

The only way I can think of to “link” particular pages within a PDF to Journler entries is to create seperate PDF’s for each Journler entry (i.e., initial visit, office visit 1, x-ray, discharge, ect.) But I think this would be take too much time to be practical.

I’d love to hear more of your thoughts on using Journler. Thanks!

By: admin

admin — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:36:54 +0000

@Scott:
Regarding resources for learning AppleScript, check out ScriptingForLawyers. There have been a series of really good introductory scripting blog posts, and, as evident from the title, the scripting tutorials are written by and geared toward lawyers.

By: Application Scripting | Scripting for Lawyers

Application Scripting | Scripting for Lawyers — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:36:12 +0000

[...] imagine, the possibilities are endless. (Update: Pete Summerill, the Mac Litigator, has produced a script that combines Adobe Acrobat Pro and Journaler. If you use these apps, take a [...]

By: admin

admin — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:51:56 +0000

Scott: You will need to either download the text file above or do a find and replace to change smart quotes to straight quotes. WordPress, my blogging engine, is rendering the Applescript in a manner that creates an error when you attempt to compile the script. Also, I tried to upload the script as an application, but the file extension gets garbled and OS X sees it as an .exe file when downloaded. If you really want the script as straight up application, let me know and I’ll email it to you.