Re: Mounting a laptop volume
Re: Mounting a laptop volume
- Subject: Re: Mounting a laptop volume
- From: Deivy Petrescu <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 16:49:29 -0400
On May 12, 2011, at 16:28 , Jim Brandt wrote:
> Deivy,
>
> The extra period is there because that is what I copied from the server displayed when I did a "Get Info" on the manually mounted volume.
>
> This command
> mount volume "afp://jim:email@hidden/jim"
> gives a error
> "Disk jim wasn't found."
>
> So far, the only thing I can get to work was the open location recommended by Axel. The only problem with that is it won't honor a try block if the laptop is sleeping or otherwise not available.
>
> tell application "Finder"
> set Secs to 0
> set mounted to true
> if not (exists disk "jim") then
> try
> open location "afp://Living-Hope-Churchs-MacBook.local./jim"
> on error the error_message number the error_number
> display dialog "Error: " & the error_number & ". " & the error_message buttons {"OK"} default button 1
> end try
> end if
>
> never goes through the on error. I get a "connection failed" dialog instead.
>
>
> On May 12, 2011, at 1:11 PM, email@hidden wrote:
>
>> Jim, you have an extra period after the local.
>> I tried mount volume and works correctly here (I don't remember having a problem with it)
>>
>> You can also try
>>
>> mount volume "afp://jim:email@hidden/jim"
Sorry I did not that notice your script: ditch the system events.
mount volume is an OSAx
Second, check that the name of the volume is correct in the sharing pane of system preferences.
I got an error because what should be volume.local was volume-2.local
fix the name and mount volume should work.
Deivy Petrescu
email@hidden
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