Software to schedule the launch of apps?
hey all,
with my ISP i've got a 5GB limit except between 12am and 7am, when it counts as unlimited.
I'd like a piece of software that will launch a particular application at a set time. Automator doesnt seem to do this, as the app is isn't a standard apple app.
if you can help, speak up.
thanks
with my ISP i've got a 5GB limit except between 12am and 7am, when it counts as unlimited.
I'd like a piece of software that will launch a particular application at a set time. Automator doesnt seem to do this, as the app is isn't a standard apple app.
if you can help, speak up.
thanks
Comments
tell application "Finder"
\tactivate
end tell
get that to run at a certain time using iCal or something.
That might work
Not sure on the script though, you might need ot modify that
Hope this helps
Denver
Run Automator and go to the Finder actions. Add 'Get Specified Finder Items' to the list. Click the + button to add a folder to the list. So for example: "users/me/worddocs/". This lets you have a folder to put Word documents in it.
Next add 'Get folder contents' to the list, this will load the items in the folder.
Then add 'Open Finder Items', and where it says "Open with: " click down and find your favourite Word Processing app.
Just to make sure you should have:
1. Get Specified Finder Items
2. Get Folder Contents
3. Open Finder Items
Click Run to tes this works, it should open all the Word docs in your word processing app. If it does this, go to Automator and Save As and change 'Workflow' to 'Application'. Oh and don't save it in the folder you're using for word docs, as only the word docs should be in that folder.
Now open iCal, create an event and choose 'Open file' next to alarm. Have the alarm go off at a particular time, for your case just after 12am and it will execute the Automator workflow.
The beauty of this is that you should be able to repeat for every night, and you can add new word docs to be opened and delete older ones that you no longer need to open at midnight...
that'd worked perfectly!
Now just to set it up on the iMac, so that it doesnt keep me awake (the eMac's fan is so loud in comparison!)
thanks again