Re: simple applescript help needed
Re: simple applescript help needed
- Subject: Re: simple applescript help needed
- From: Emmanuel <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 22:11:25 +0200
At 1:33 PM -0500 19/09/02, John Slavin wrote:
I'm new to using applescript. I need to write a simple script for
an old Powerbook duo running os 8. I need at startup for the finder
to copy a folder to my ramdisk. I tried to have the script editor
learn the drag and drop of copying the file to the ramdisk and then
saved the script and put it in my startup items, but it didn't work.
when the computer starts up it asks if I want to run the script, but
then nothing happens. The ramdisk is still empty.
1. You saved your script as an application (an "applet"), didn't you.
2. You're running OS 8.1 or 8.6, not 8.0 or 8.5, aren't you.
3. You may want to post a non-working skeleton of your script in case
there is some well-known trap that you are not aware of.
4. Guess: maybe the computer needs several seconds to make the RAM
disk ready after boot (last time I used a RamDisk was last century,
so no flame please if I'm stupid here), in which case you could
consider make your applet stay-open and wait a few seconds (use the
"idle" handler) before performing the copy.
Emmanuel
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