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Re: do shell of file on CD-ROM
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Re: do shell of file on CD-ROM


  • Subject: Re: do shell of file on CD-ROM
  • From: email@hidden
  • Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 13:39:22 EST

Hey - - - it works! One last question - - - - is there a way to do this if
you don't know what the name of the CD-ROM is? (For instance, if the
company I'm working with decides to change the name of the CD or the version
# in the name at a future date)?

In a message dated 1/5/03 10:14:14 PM, email@hidden writes:


> At 18:11 -0500 1/5/03, email@hidden wrote:
> >Can anyone tell me if it's possible to do a "do shell" and access a
> >unix file that's been written on a CD-ROM for Mac OS X?
> >
> >Let's say for instance, that I have a Unix file called "EnableDHCP"
> >and it's written in a folder on the CD-ROM called "DATA". Could I
> >do something like:
> >
> >do shell script (command to find path of CD-ROM) & ":DATA:EnableDHCP";
>
> Here, this lists all the files in the current CD in my Mac:
>
> do shell script "ls /Volumes/\"Thrillride Pinball CD\"/"
>
> The name of the CD is "Thrillride Pinball CD" and ,yes, it is my kid's
> cd... :)
>
> Another point, ":DATA:EnableDHCP"; should really be "/DATA/EnableDHCP".
>
> Regards
> --
> Deivy Petrescu
> http://www.dicas.com
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