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shutdown applescript wrong
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 11:44 am
by AlessioForconi
Hi,
why do you think this works
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do "tell application" && quote & "Finder" & quote && "to shut down" as AppleScript
and this not?
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do "tell application" && quote & "Finder" & quote && "to shut down -h +1" as AppleScript
it should be easy !!!
Re: shutdown applescript wrong
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 12:18 pm
by Klaus
Buongiorno Alessio,
I have no idea!
But since "-h +1" look like command line arguments maybe Applescript does not support them?
Did you try this in the AppleScript Editor? Did it work there?
Best
Klaus
Re: shutdown applescript wrong
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:21 am
by AlessioForconi
Guten morgen Klaus
when run from terminal works properly, I believe that it is not supported. No matter, I'm trying with another instruction.
Questo funziona da Applescript
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do shell script "sleep 5" # 5 seconds
tell application "System Events"
shut down
end tell
e questo codice funziona in Livecode
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do "tell application" && quote & "System Events" & quote && "shut down " as AppleScript
ma se lo modifico in questo modo per ritardare lo shut down non va
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do "shell script" && quote & "sleep 5" & quote && "tell application" && quote & "System Events" & quote && "to shut down" as AppleScript
Re: shutdown applescript wrong
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:46 am
by Klaus
Buongiorno Alessio,
well, my italian is very limited, but I understood what you wrote (I hope!
)
But why bother with AppleScript*** and not use LC and SHELL directly?
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wait 5 secs with messages
get shell "shutdown -h +1"
...
?
That should do the trick, I think.
***Did you know that Apple really thought about using HyperTalk,
yes the HyperCard langauge!, as the script language for Macs?
But unfortunately later the came up with ugly and clumsy AppleScript!
Best
Klaus
Re: shutdown applescript wrong
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:51 am
by AlessioForconi
I understand what you say
What I want to do is to issue the shutdown command to the Mac but to delay of a few seconds to give way to the application from closing properly otherwise the next power sometimes happens that restarts and reimpartisce the shutdown command and so on in a loop
Re: shutdown applescript wrong
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 12:29 pm
by Klaus
Ah, OK, then try:
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get shell "sleep 5"
get shell "shutdown -h +1"
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?