Re: running applscripts from a cron file
Re: running applscripts from a cron file
- Subject: Re: running applscripts from a cron file
- From: Stonewall Ballard <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 08:11:38 -0500
On 1/10/02 8:30 PM, "Christopher Nebel" <email@hidden> wrote:
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On Thursday, January 10, 2002, at 08:36 AM, Ben wrote:
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> I have the latest version of Mac OS X. I am trying to get cron to run a
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> script that loads a web page. The script works fine. I cant seem to
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> get
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> this to be reliable. I have classic open and I rely on Ido script
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> scheduler. That works without a problem. Any suggestions?
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Yes -- don't use cron. For security reasons, scripts run from cron
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can't send events to normal applications (e.g. the Finder, IE, etc.).
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Use a script scheduler that runs as a normal user task, not one that
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starts up at boot time like cron does.
Scripts saved as applications and run with 'open' work fine from cron. I
have one that changes my desktop picture periodically, and one that shuts
down Entourage while Retrospect is backing up its mail database.
- Stoney