Applescript to get the current insertion point of the cursor

Question

How do I use Applescript to get the current insertion point of the cursor in a Apple pages.app document?

Answer 1

Oops, missed that one - you are correct, the line should be:
<pre title="this text can be pasted into the Script Editor" style="font-family: Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 720px; color: #000000; background-color: #E0E0E0; overflow: auto">set {TheStart, TheEnd} to character range of the selection</pre>
I have a wrapper script that I use to insert stuff from my handler/code library into a Script Editor document, and was adapting snippets from that for my examples - I guess that one got away.
As for the dictionary, some applications just have poorly written or outdated documentation. Some of the items have multiple entries (eg, there may be a selection object for the application and also for the document), and some inherit properties from other items. Some are used as nouns, others as verbs (or both). Sometimes it is easier to visualize the item by keeping track of it's reference - the 'some property of document 1 of the current application' thing. You can use the Script Editor's Event Log to see the results of various properties and commands - for example, the above script will result in the following entry (your numbers will vary depending on the selected text):
<pre title="this text can be pasted into the Script Editor" style="font-family: Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 720px; color: #000000; background-color: #E0E0E0; overflow: auto">tell current application
get character range of selection
{50, 50}
end tell
</pre>
You can also use the 'log' statement (eg, 'log MyVariable') to add your own entries into the log instead of using dialog boxes.