Xcode 3.1: Open Quickly and AppleScripts

For some of you are using Apple’s latest Xcode 3.1 tools, you might have realized the shiny new Open Quickly dialog (which kicks some rear). One thing that tripped me up is that it wouldn’t work for AppleScript files. Funny, I thought.

But then I stumbled upon the AppleScript Studio 1.4 Release Notes, and they say that by default, Xcode is not setup to edit compiled (binary) Apple Script files. To turn that on, run the following command from the terminal:

defaults write com.apple.Xcode ASKAllowEditingOfCompiledScripts YES

And to turn it off:

defaults write com.apple.Xcode ASKAllowEditingOfCompiledScripts NO