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Operating Systems OS X (Apple) Need help writing an Applescript to launch a specific Terminal Command... Post 302405787 by JFraser1 on Saturday 20th of March 2010 04:55:56 PM
Old 03-20-2010
Bug Need help writing an Applescript to launch a specific Terminal Command...
I developed a script in Lingon (which is an automated script editor developed for OS X) that is used to automatically restart programs only if they crash. The script itself does just that, but I only want it to load if I'm going to use the specific application that it's designed to protect. In the OS X Terminal, when I type these two commands consecutively:

launchct1 unload "/Users/ME/Documents/Backed Files 2/Automator/Scripts/com.Restart.PROGRAM.Lingon.plist"
*ENTER*
launchct1 load "/Users/ME/Documents/Backed Files 2/Automator/Scripts/com.Restart.PROGRAM.Lingon.plist"
*ENTER*

My program immediately launches and, since I'll keep it running for several weeks, will always relaunch if it crashes. The problem is that I'm trying to create an Applescript (Shell Script) command that would incorporate these two previous commands in order for me to be able to launch it by way of double clicking my new script, as opposed to having to manually type these commands in the terminal and keep the terminal window open whenever I want to run my longterm program as a project. I'd assume that it would look something like this:

do shell script
{launchct1 unload "/Users/ME/Documents/Backed Files 2/Automator/Scripts/com.Restart.PROGRAM.Lingon.plist";
launchct1 unload "/Users/ME/Documents/Backed Files 2/Automator/Scripts/com.Restart.PROGRAM.Lingon.plist"}

but that doesn't work. I've tried to execute similar code into my Applescript using the Automator in order to test the shell script but everytime I run the changes it also reports an error. Any suggestions?

---------- Post updated at 12:40 AM ---------- Previous update was at 12:07 AM ----------

Can someone help me please?

---------- Post updated at 01:54 PM ---------- Previous update was at 12:40 AM ----------

do shell script
"launchctl unload '/Users/ME/Documents/Backed Files 2/Automator/Scripts/com.Restart.PROGRAM.Lingon.plist';
'launchctl unload /Users/ME/Documents/Backed Files 2/Automator/Scripts/com.Restart.PROGRAM.Lingon.plist'"}

---------- Post updated at 01:55 PM ---------- Previous update was at 01:54 PM ----------
Quote:
Originally Posted by JFraser1
[/COLOR]do shell script
"launchctl unload '/Users/ME/Documents/Backed Files 2/Automator/Scripts/com.Restart.PROGRAM.Lingon.plist';
'launchctl unload /Users/ME/Documents/Backed Files 2/Automator/Scripts/com.Restart.PROGRAM.Lingon.plist'"}
This code within the applescript got the program running as needed. All done.
 

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amlint

AMLINT(1)						    BSD General Commands Manual 						 AMLINT(1)

NAME

     amlint -- check Automator actions for problems

SYNOPSIS

     amlint [-HhSs] [-d definition-bundle] [-x exception-file] action ...

DESCRIPTION

     amlint checks the given Automator actions for various problems and interface inconsistencies.  action is the path of a built action bundle.
     The options are as follows:

     -H    Print the filename for each error or warning.

     -h    Suppress the prefixing of filenames when multiple actions are checked.

     -S    For each action, write a summary line indicating how many errors and warnings there were.

     -s    As -S, but skips the summary line for actions with no errors or warnings.

     -d definition-bundle
	   Specify a definition bundle, which specifies custom action input and output types.  This option may be repeated if you need to specify
	   more than one bundle.

     -x exception-file
	   Specify a list of errors and warnings to ignore.  The file should be plain text, with one line per error: the action filename, a colon,
	   space, and the text of the error.  For example:

		 My Action.action: error: NSButton "OK" should not use the metal style.

	   You can simply copy an output line from amlint -H.

RETURN VALUES

     amlint exits with one of the following values:

     0	   no serious errors were found.

     1	   an error was found in one of the checked actions.

     >1    an internal error occurred.

BUGS

     Because of a bug in nibtool(1), amlint will fail to work on some nibs.  You will see errors about the ``old-style plist parser'' if this hap-
     pens.

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