macOS AppleScript help for server mounting automation

elwyn1979 · Apr 17, 2014

Hi

I'm trying to create a script for new users at my work to automate servers they are connecting to. What i would like to do is create a script that list all the possible servers as a dialog list (I have managed to do this)
Then once they select the servers they will need it creates a script that then adds that script to the login items.

So far I can create the dialog list with the servers
I know how to add items you add into a script to the login items
And i've looked into Scripts creating scripts. This looks possible.

I might be over complicating the issue but this would save me so much works as be the only mac support analyst support over 300 users it would be great help..

Let me know if you want me to post what i have so far on line.

Thanks
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kryten2 · Apr 17, 2014

elwyn1979 said:
Let me know if you want me to post what i have so far on line.

Thanks
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Please do post what you have managed so far. Don't forget to use the

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 tags for your code.

Perhaps this [URL="http://images.apple.com/business/docs/Autofs.pdf"]link[/URL] might be useful as well.

elwyn1979 · Apr 18, 2014

Reply

Thanks for the response and link...
This is what i have so far.

The below script will run and provide a prompt with a server list and mounts the volume. Works well.

Code:

property server_list : {{name:"name", address:"smb://server/share", volume:"User1"}, ¬
	{name:"name", address:"smb://server/share", volume:"User2"}, ¬
	{name:"name", address:"smb://server/share", volume:"User3"}, ¬
	{name:"name", address:"smb://server/share", volume:"User4"}, ¬
	{name:"name", address:"smb://server/share", volume:"User5"}, ¬
	{name:"name", address:"smb://server/share", volume:"User6"}, ¬
	{name:"name", address:"smb://server/share", volume:"User7"}, ¬
	{name:"name", address:"smb://server/share", volume:"User8"}, ¬
	{name:"name", address:"smb://server/share", volume:"User9"}, ¬
	{name:"name", address:"smb://server/share", volume:"User10"}, ¬
	{name:"name", address:"smb://server/share", volume:"User11"}, ¬
	{name:"name", address:"smb://server/share", volume:"User12"}, ¬
	{name:"name", address:"ssmb://server/share", volume:"User13"}, ¬
	{name:"name", address:"smb://server/share", volume:"User14"}}

tell application "Finder"
	try
		eject disk "share"
	end try
end tell

set display_list to {}
repeat with the_item in server_list
	set display_list to display_list & name of the_item
end repeat


set choice to choose from list display_list with title "Disney Servers " with prompt "Please select your name to mount your drive" with multiple selections allowed
if result is false then return

if choice is not {} then
	repeat with the_name in choice
		repeat with the_server in server_list
			
			if (name of the_server) is equal to the_name as string then
				try
					tell application "Finder"
						set x to mount volume (address of the_server & "/" & volume of the_server)
						log address of the_server
						display dialog "You have mounted your drive successfully. Click OK to exit." with title "Mount Drive" with icon note buttons {"OK"} default button 1
						return
					end tell
				end try
				return
			end if
		end repeat
		
	end repeat
	
end if

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Seen this script to create the apple script and place into a directory but not sure how to make it work with the above script.

Code:

tell application "AppleScript Editor"
	launch
	activate
	make new document with properties {contents:part2}
	save document 1 in "Macintosh HD:MountScanFolder" as application
end tell
--end if
--on error
--    set answer to {button returned:"No"}

thanks again

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