applescript

Well, can I? So I can doubleclick on it and it will pop up a box with all the info that pops up when I type Uptime in the terminal. Without having to launch Terminal.

I need help to wright a simple AppleScript. Here´s what it should do: open Terminal write "sudo ipfw add deny udp from any to any 0000" press enter write "password" press enter quit Terminal Can someone please help me with that? //Essage

If I save my script as application, I got "unexpectedly quit" error message when I launching the script. But if I click "run" within the script editor, it runs without any problems. And if I save as complied script and run with Menu script bar, it also works! Every applescript has same problems...

Hi, I have a couple of questions, related to my ongoing quest to find the ultimate backup script. Basically, I want to set up a script to backup the files in my user space once a day. I used to use Applescript to do this, but it required me to actively execute the script every day, and now...

OK there's no real home for AppleScript questions around here, so I'll just stick this one here... OK back when classic was new, you use to be able to write an applescript to control another mac on your network like this.... On Run Tell Application "Finder" on machine "PowerMac 7500"...

i can't record in the apple script editor in 10.1. Anyone else had this problem or know of a solution? Thanks.

i can't record in the apple script editor in 10.1. Anyone else had this problem or know of a solution? Thanks.

OK. I've made my first venture into Applescript on OS X. I made a simple script, as follows: tell application "FileMaker Pro" activate end tell I saved it as an application. It works fine if I double click it ... As expected, FMP pops to the foreground. If I take this SAME...

I wrote a few CGI's in AppleScript that I used on Web Sharing. Now that I have upgraded to OSX, of coarse, Apache is my built in web server of choice. Well by default, my AppleScript CGI does nothing. I'm very sure I can get them to work, but I have no idea how, anyone care to walk me through...

OK I've noticed some interesting things with AppleScript and the Finder in OS X 10.1. For one, if I open up the dictionary, a lot of the titles are labeled with '(NOT AVAILABLE YET)' in the title which explains all the terms (for example, open up the Finder dictionary, and click on 'Finder...

Has anyone heard when this will available? Besides Apple's later this year date?

What I'm wanting is to create a shell script that'll empty the trash of my regular user account as root. I don't know if this is possible using sudo in the terminal or not. I don't want to put in the password if there's anyway around it. If I do have to put in the pass I'd like it to be in an...

I have been working hard developing a script called BlogScript that takes advantage of the new XML-RPC feature in OS X.1. It also was designed to function in the new Script Menu of 10.1. It is a powerfully convenient little script that allows users of Blogger.com to post instantly from any...

Does anybody know if it's possible to use Applescript CGI's in Apache for Mac OS X Client? According to Apple's Mac OS X Server pages there seem to be support and even an example available for download. I downloaded the example but can't get it to work ("Internal Server Error"). If for some...

Greetings all.. I want to do the following: When a users selects a new network "Location" from the Apple menu, I want to have a script run to do some other tasks. (ie: change the netinfo database, auto.map files, NFS Mounts, etc..) Obviously Shell scripts can't be launched. But it would...

My Applesript died. Any time I try to execute a run only script. I recieve an error that the script has unexpectedly quit. reinstalling 10.1 didn't fix the problem. Thank you in advance.

I just stumbled onto info on Mac OS X's new AppleScript features including AppleScript Studio. It looks wonderful! http://www.apple.com/applescript/macosx/ -Rob

Hi! How do I write an Applescript for Explorer that: 1) starts the browser (Microsoft IE); 2) launches my ISPs login page; ( I actually managed to acomplish this) 3) enter my user name in a first input field 4) enter my password in a second input field 5) hit "enter" Another Q...

does anyone know how to auto run at startup terminal command or applescript? have some terminal commands which needs to be executed on every startup, now have to launch terminal and write them again and again... fg: I need to be executed this command [localhost:~] root#...

The classic environment in 4k73 updates the AppleScript extension in the OS 9 folder from 1.5.5 to 1.6. Once this update is made, the AppleScript extension will not load at all (either in Classic, or when I boot back into OS 9). Luckily, I made a backup copy of the OS 9 system folder before I...