Simplest external AppleScript failing -1708

[TWSheppard]

Running in Mavericks, when the external script I tried to use failed repeatedly I coded the simplest AppleScript possible:

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on hazelMatchFile(theFile)
   return true
end hazelMatchFile


With Debug option checked the logs read:

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2013-11-09 16:55:37.606 hazelworker[7470] AppleScript error: {
    OSAScriptErrorNumberKey = "-1708";
}


Checking the preview I see that the file still matches.

Adding to the top a call to the handler and running within Script Editor works fine:

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hazelMatchFile("")


Returning true from an embedded script works fine.

No doubt it's something simple I'm doing wrong, but … ?

[Mr_Noodle]

Is this script used in a condition or action? If the latter, then you are using the wrong AppleScript handler. Check the help on AppleScript as each case has a different handler.

[TWSheppard]

Yup. That was the problem. It would have helped if I would have read the entire help page. This is why having hidden scroll bars is a bad thing. I've now turned on scroll bars at all times.