AppleScript to Open a New iTerm Window and bring it to the front

New-iTerm-Window.scpt

(* 
 * New-iTerm-Window.scpt
 * 
 * Intended for use with QuickSilver
 *  I mapped option-y to running this script to create
 *  a new iTerm window on the current workspace
 *
 * Based on much Googling - very little "original" code here
 *   Comments/Suggestions to [email protected]
 *)
if isAppRunning("iTerm") then
	tell application "iTerm"
		set myterm to (make new terminal)
		tell myterm
			set mysession to (make new session at the end of sessions)
			tell mysession
				exec command "/bin/bash -l"
			end tell
		end tell
		activate
	end tell
else
	activate application "iTerm"
end if

(* Code from Dweller on
 *  http://codesnippets.joyent.com/posts/show/1124
 *)
on isAppRunning(appName)
	tell application "System Events" to (name of processes) contains appName
end isAppRunning

FWIW @ChrisBuchholz's version requires the iTerm 3 betas.

Thanks @ChrisBuchholz. Works a treat.

@ohammersmith: Indeed! Though, it's the iTerm 2 betas, right?

@ChrisBuchholz you saved my day!

I have modified the old version of "open terminal window in current folder"

`on run {input, parameters}
tell application "Finder"
set dir_path to quoted form of (POSIX path of (folder of the front window as alias))
end tell
CD_to(dir_path)
end run

on CD_to(theDir)
if application "iTerm" is running then
tell application "iTerm"
tell current window
create tab with default profile
tell current session
write text "cd " & theDir & ";clear;"
end tell
end tell
end tell
else
tell application "iTerm"
tell current window
tell current session
write text "cd " & theDir & ";clear;"
end tell
end tell
end tell
end if
activate application "iTerm"
end CD_to`

Thias was the old version. i dont remeber the source:
`on run {input, parameters}
tell application "Finder"
set dir_path to quoted form of (POSIX path of (folder of the front window as alias))
end tell
CD_to(dir_path)
end run

on CD_to(theDir)
tell application "iTerm"
tell current window
create tab with default profile
tell current session
write text "cd " & theDir & ";clear;"
end tell

    end tell
end tell

end CD_to`

@ChrisBuchholz is simple and uncomplicated. Add it to a file, stick #!/usr/bin/osascript at the top, chmod +x it and then call it from your favorite automation utility. in my case, khd.

error "iTerm got an error: current tab of current window doesn’t understand the “write” message." number -1708 from current tab of current window