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the directory didn't exist when i ran the script. those errors happened when i ran the script for the first time.

Nanuet, huh? that's just a few miles away. I'm here in Englewood!

the script manually works, but it returns these errors:


/Library/Scripts/rms_web2.sh: line 9: /Users/admin/Library/Application Support/RMS: is a directory
/Library/Scripts/rms_web2.sh: line 10:...

/Library/Scripts/rms_web.sh: line 4: [: /Users//Library/Application: binary operator expected
usage: cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-fi | -n] [-pvX] source_file target_file
cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]]...

@ DGPickett - it looks like syntax errors, likely caused by the fact that i have no idea what i'm doing :-)

i tweaked everything, went back to square one, re-did everything in bash, and i'm...

i'm losing my mind over this!

if i run the following script in ANY local user's account, it works just fine.

#!/bin/tcsh -f

## Properties
set defGrp = staff
set td =...

you're probably right. i'll try it with the change.

it works, except for the "check to see if the directory is already there" part. i haven't tested that part yet. that's my afternoon "fun" today.

can you recommend a good bash book? i need to...

@DGPickett - every one of my efforts at linking have failed. i don't know much about it, but i can say with certainty that i have had NO luck with getting the linking to work. not even the glimmer...

i THINK i might have gotten it...

#!/bin/tcsh -f

## Properties
set defGrp = staff
set td = "~/Library/Application\ Support/RMS"

if ( -d {td} ) then
echo ""
else
cp -R...

Good idea, but I tried that yesterday, and it didn't work. it doesn't want a link. when it sees the link, it errors. having the actual directory there was the only thing that worked.

Thanks, DGPickett for your response. It would appear that I didn't properly explain what was wrong, though. i'll explain specifically what's wrong below:

*application for music (school play is...

Hello everyone.

i work in a school and i ran into an application today that is a real pickle. i know how to make it work, but i would need to script it. The way to make it work would be to...