Apple events error: "Apple event timed out" (-1712)
This error can happen when an event takes an unusually long time to complete. If an event takes longer than two minutes, the Apple Event Manager reports a time-out error. This error can sometimes be generated when:
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You are using the FileMaker Pro Show event to find records in a large database
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FileMaker Pro presents a dialog box waiting for the scripter's (user's) response
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An event takes a long time to occur, such as opening a networked file when there is heavy network traffic.
To prolong the amount of time AppleScript waits for a response: Use the "with timeout" statement.
An example of such a statement that increases the wait time to five minutes is:
tell application "FileMaker Pro"
with timeout of 300 seconds
Show (every Record whose Cell "Product" contains "FileMaker Pro")
end timeout
end tell
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