Add login items script

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  1. andrewheard, Apr 18, 2006

    andrewheard macrumors regular

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    #1
    Is it possible to add an application to the login items of a user account using a script? I was going to have an installer for my little program and I think that it would make it easier for users if they didn't have to add it themselves. This works but it would then be difficult for the user to uninstall the application.

    Thanks in advance,

    Andrew
     
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  2. kainjow, Apr 18, 2006

    kainjow Moderator emeritus

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    #2
    Code:
    set appPath to "/Applications/MyProgram.app"
tell application "System Events"
	make login item at end with properties {path:appPath, hidden:false}
end tell
     
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  3. SC68Cal, Apr 18, 2006

    SC68Cal macrumors 68000

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    As an alternative, save the script as an application and add it to your login items in the system preferences. That way, the program does not inheriently start up at login, I'm not a big fan of that myself.
     
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