RE: OS X replacement for Script Scheduler
RE: OS X replacement for Script Scheduler
- Subject: RE: OS X replacement for Script Scheduler
- From: "Sprague, Graham" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 16:51:29 -0400
I use Cronnix to run Applescripts to keep network volumes mounted and
trigger FileMake Server backups using the "open" binary program. Specify the
progam to run like this in the cron interface...
"/usr/bin/open <pathtoscript>/<scriptname>"
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From: Mr Tea
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Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2002 4:49 AM
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To: AS List
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Subject: Re: OS X replacement for Script Scheduler
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This from garbanzito - dated 8/5/02 04.44 pm:
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> if your scripts don't require user interaction, you can run
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> them via cron and osascript -- see the man pages.
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One day soon, I hope to be able to look at the terminal's man pages and
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understand what I'm seeing. Currently it's like trying to spot a friend in
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the crowds at Liverpool Street station during the rush hour.
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I tried using the osascript command through CronniX with only partial
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success, and quickly stumbled over a problem with running scripts that
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tell
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the Finder to do something - they failed with the error "Finder got an
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error. Application isn't running." Why?
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Mr Tea
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Brew of the day: Ceylon
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