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Since I installed Hazel 5.0.7 I'm getting an error on running an AppleScript:

AppleScript failed
Error on executing AppleScript on file scan_TEST.pdf

This error is consistent and started with Hazel 5.0.7.

The error is logged here (debug mode on):

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2021-05-23 13:12:06.974 hazelworker[61607] [Error] AppleScript failed: Error executing AppleScript on file /Users/stef/Documents/Scan Inbox/scan_TEST.pdf.
2021-05-23 13:12:06.974 hazelworker[61607] OSAScript error: {
    NSLocalizedDescription = "FineReader got an error: Could not execute the script because FineReader is busy processing a document. You can use the is busy command to determine FineReader's state.";
    NSLocalizedFailureReason = "Could not execute the script because FineReader is busy processing a document. You can use the is busy command to determine FineReader's state.";
    OSAScriptErrorAppAddressKey = "<NSAppleEventDescriptor: [0x0,1aa1aa \"FineReader\"]>";
    OSAScriptErrorAppNameKey = FineReader;
    OSAScriptErrorBriefMessageKey = "Could not execute the script because FineReader is busy processing a document. You can use the is busy command to determine FineReader's state.";
    OSAScriptErrorMessageKey = "FineReader got an error: Could not execute the script because FineReader is busy processing a document. You can use the is busy command to determine FineReader's state.";
    OSAScriptErrorNumberKey = 540094521;
    OSAScriptErrorRangeKey = "NSRange: {0, 0}";
}

This part in particular seems strange:

Could not execute the script because FineReader is busy processing a document. You can use the is busy command to determine FineReader's state.

as FineReader is not active. Or at least not before the Hazel rule activates it (via the AppleScript).

I get the impression something has changed in the timing of the execution of the steps within a rule.

Despite the error message , the Hazel rule does get executed fine in the end.

Could you please assist in solving this error?

Thanks in advance.

Edit: I changed the AppleScript to open ABBYY FineReader and included another wait step. That fixed the issue. The only thing that's still different from Hazel 5.0.6 is that ABBYY is running in the foreground. While it used to run behind all other open applications when started from Hazel.

Nothing has changed on the AppleScript front. It's probably best to leave the delay in there.