Applescripting itunes - weird results

Question

Here's the script:
tell application "iTunes"
set t to current date
log year of t
end tell
set t to current date
log year of t
and here's the log output:
tell application "iTunes"
current date
date "Tuesday, December 12, 2006 7:16:14 PM"
(year)
end tell
tell current application
current date
date "Tuesday, December 12, 2006 7:16:14 PM"
(2006)
end tell
the line (year) should read (2006)
when I try telling a different app, like Safari, it has no problem
So, why does iTunes choke on the year of a date? Is this just a bug?
iMac 24"   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

Answer 1

In case anyone cared about the answer to this, I'll answer my own post:
The answer is basically Never do anything inside a "tell" statement that could be done outside the statement. Use "tell" sparingly.