<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I started using the GTDAlt bundle and I wrote a Quicksilver action in applescript to append text to my inbox.txt. I know I can just use Quicksilver's append text but I wanted to write something custom. The problem is it is adding invisible characters between every letter. Any ideas why?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Here's my script: </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -41px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 41.6px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>using terms from</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">application</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> "Quicksilver"</FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -83px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 83.2px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>on</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">process text</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">theText</FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -124px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 124.8px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>set</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">this_file</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>to</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> (((</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">path to</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">desktop folder</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">) </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>as</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">text</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">) & "GTD:" & "inbox.txt")</FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -124px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 124.8px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>my</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">write_to_file</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">(</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">theText</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">, </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">this_file</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">, </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">true</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">)</FONT></DIV><P style="text-indent: -124px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 124.8px; min-height: 14px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></P><DIV style="text-indent: -83px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 83.2px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>end</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">process text</FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -41px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 41.6px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>end</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>using terms from</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -41px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 41.6px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -41px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 41.6px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>on</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">write_to_file</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">(</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">theText</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">, </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">target_file</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">, </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">append_data</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana">)</FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -83px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 83.2px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>try</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -124px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 124.8px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>set</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>the</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">target_file</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>to</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>the</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">target_file</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>as</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">text</FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -124px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 124.8px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>set</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>the</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">open_target_file</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>to</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> ¬</FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -166px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 166.5px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">open for access</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">file</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">target_file</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>with</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">write permission</FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -124px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 124.8px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>if</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">append_data</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>is</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">false</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>then</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> ¬</FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -166px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 166.5px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">set eof</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>of</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>the</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">open_target_file</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">to</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> 0</FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -124px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 124.8px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">write</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">theText</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">to</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>the</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">open_target_file</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">starting at</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">eof</FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -124px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 124.8px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">close access</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>the</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">open_target_file</FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -124px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 124.8px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>return</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">true</FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -83px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 83.2px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>on</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>error</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -124px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 124.8px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>try</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -166px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 166.5px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">close access</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">file</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">target_file</FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -124px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 124.8px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>end</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>try</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -124px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 124.8px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>return</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana">false</FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -83px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 83.2px; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>end</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>try</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -41px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 41.6px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0000FF" face="Verdana"><B>end</B></FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"> </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana">write_to_file</FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -41px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 41.6px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV>Warmest regards,</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Graham English</DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -41px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 41.6px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -41px;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 41.6px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#408000" face="Verdana"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>