The usual solution for unscriptable applications is GUI scripting..On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Charlie Dickman <email@hidden> wrote: Bruce, Thanks for the response and the url. I had already googled all sorts of combinations. Apparently Time Machine is not scriptable. It is not a standard OS X app and is deeply in bed with the Finder. You can tell Finder to activate or open Time Machine and it does, in fact, open but the script returns an error. Specifically, I'm trying to find a way to tell Time Machine to delete a backup. On May 27, 2010, at 9:28 PM, Bruce Brown wrote: > Charlie, > > Check out this thread: > > <http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1281312> > > Does that help you with what you're trying to do?? > > Found by googling on "applescript time machine" (without the quotes). > > -B. > > Bruce Brown > Mac Computer Consultant > email@hidden > > -- > Join a local Mac User Group! > The Orange Apple Computer Club (OACC) <http://www.oacc.org> > > > > On May 26, 2010, at 9:54 AM, Charlie Dickman wrote: > >> Does anyone know of a way to interface with Time Machine via AppleScript? >> >> Charlie Dickman >> email@hidden >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> AppleScript-Users mailing list (email@hidden) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> Archives: http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users >> >> This email sent to email@hidden > Charlie Dickman email@hidden _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. AppleScript-Users mailing list (email@hidden) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: Archives: http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users This email sent to email@hidden -- Mark J. Reed <email@hidden>
Bruce, Thanks for the response and the url. I had already googled all sorts of combinations. Apparently Time Machine is not scriptable. It is not a standard OS X app and is deeply in bed with the Finder. You can tell Finder to activate or open Time Machine and it does, in fact, open but the script returns an error. Specifically, I'm trying to find a way to tell Time Machine to delete a backup. On May 27, 2010, at 9:28 PM, Bruce Brown wrote: > Charlie, > > Check out this thread: > > <http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1281312> > > Does that help you with what you're trying to do?? > > Found by googling on "applescript time machine" (without the quotes). > > -B. > > Bruce Brown > Mac Computer Consultant > email@hidden > > -- > Join a local Mac User Group! > The Orange Apple Computer Club (OACC) <http://www.oacc.org> > > > > On May 26, 2010, at 9:54 AM, Charlie Dickman wrote: > >> Does anyone know of a way to interface with Time Machine via AppleScript? >> >> Charlie Dickman >> email@hidden >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> AppleScript-Users mailing list (email@hidden) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> Archives: http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users >> >> This email sent to email@hidden > Charlie Dickman email@hidden _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. AppleScript-Users mailing list (email@hidden) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: Archives: http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users This email sent to email@hidden
_______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. AppleScript-Users mailing list (email@hidden) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: Archives: http://lists.apple.com/archives/applescript-users This email sent to email@hidden