osascript / syntax error: Expected end of line but found command name. (-2741)

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I'm running into problems with a shell script that utilizes a small portion of Applescript. When I compile it with Applescript editor it works. It does not though within a shell script.

44:49: syntax error: Expected end of line but found command name. (-2741) 23:28: syntax error: Expected end of line but found “after”. (-2741)

Here is the shell code:

osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" -e 'activate'

osascript -e 'tell process "Application 10.5" -e 'set frontmost to true' -e 'end tell'

osascript -e 'delay 1' -e 'keystroke return' -e 'delay 1' -e 'keystroke return'

end tell

Applescript (that works):

tell application "System Events"
activate
tell process "Application 10.5"
    set frontmost to true
end tell

delay 1
keystroke return
delay 1
keystroke return

end tell

[updated] / [solved]

This took care of any kind of problems I was having trying to modify the applescript to work within a shell script:

## shell script code

echo "shell script code"
echo "shell script code"

## applescript code

osascript <<EOF
tell application "Scriptable Text Editor"
    make new window
    activate
    set contents of window 1 to "Hello World!" & return
end tell
EOF

## resume shell script...

It's very cool that you're able to put pure applescript directly into a shell script. ;-)

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