# Smart Rule If open Group XYZ → automatically select Table of Contents Document

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**Created:** [November 20, 2020, 7:45am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/smart-rule-if-open-group-xyz-automatically-select-table-of-contents-document/59650 "2020-11-20T07:45:33Z")\
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> [@BLUEFROG](#):
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> This is unnecessary

That might be true in this script, but not in general.

Not sure where and when exactly this happens, however in some situations `type as string` returns raw syntax. Had a hard time figuring that out.

@cgrunenberg, I just checked the new hint about the `type as string` issue …

> [@Tips: Insert video into markdown notes](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/tips-insert-video-into-markdown-notes/58717/20):
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> It doesn’t make a difference whether it’s in the menu or toolbar over here, the conversion of the type to a string fails. The mysteries of AppleScript 🤔

… in the dictionary …

> Note: In compiled menu/toolbar scripts you might have to use a string representation of the type for comparisons.

… to show @BLUEFROG that it’s a known issue - but it’s not mentioned 😳

Wouldn’t it make sense to add “and its raw syntax”? Without it users get only half of the solution …

> [@Tips: Insert video into markdown notes](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/tips-insert-video-into-markdown-notes/58717/21):
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> A workaround might look like this:
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> `if recordType as string is "quicktime" or recordType as string is "«constant **** quti»" then`

… I think.

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