Re: AppleScript and Safari
Re: AppleScript and Safari
- Subject: Re: AppleScript and Safari
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 07:08:56 -0800
On 11/9/04 6:51 AM, "Doug McNutt" <email@hidden> wrote:
> At 08:05 -0500 11/9/04, Steve Suranie wrote:
>> (I want to download some XML files on a reaccuring basis).
>
> Learn about curl, free software delivered with OS neXt. It's UNIX and hence
> not directly AppleScriptable but "Do shell script" is available.
>
> man curl (in terminal or a BBEdit worksheet.)
>
> cd $HOME/Documents/wherever
> curl -O "http://www.smartmoney.com/rss/smheadlines.cfm?feed=2&format=RSS091";
So what would be the advantages of curl over 'open location' that Emmanuel
mentioned?
--
Paul Berkowitz
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