(send-event receiver-byte-string event-class-byte-string event-id-byte-string [direct-argument-v argument-list]) PROCEDURE
Sends an AppleEvent or raises exn:fail:unsupported. Currently
AppleEvents are supported only within MrEd under Mac OS Classic and
Mac OS X.
The receiver-byte-string, event-class-byte-string, and
event-id-byte-string arguments specify the signature of the
receiving application, the class of the AppleEvent, and the ID of the
AppleEvent. Each of these must be a four-character byte string,
otherwise the exn:fail:contract exception is raised.
The direct-argument-v value is converted (see below) and passed
as the main argument of the event; if direct-argument-v is
void, no main argument is sent in the event. The
argument-list argument is a list of two-element lists
containing a typestring and value; each typestring is used ad the
keyword name of an AppleEvent argument for the associated converted
value. Each typestring must be a four-character string, otherwise
the exn:fail:contract exception is raised. The default values for
direct-argument and arguments are void and
null
The following types of MzScheme values can be converted to AppleEvent values passed to the receiver:
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If other types of values are passed to send-eventexn:fail:unsupported exception is raised.
The send-eventsend-eventexn:fail exception is raised if there is an error. If there is no error or
return value, send-event
The following types of AppleEvent values can be reverse-converted into
a MzScheme value returned by send-event
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If the AppleEvent reply contains a value that cannot be
reverse-converted, the exn:fail exception is raised.