launch ventrilo server through automator

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  1. TreeHugger, Jun 13, 2005

    TreeHugger macrumors 6502

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    I'm trying to launch my ventrilo server automatically by creating an app in automator. Currently I have to open terminal, navigate to the ventrilo directory and type "./ventrilo_srv" in order to launch the server.

    I tried to create an automator app that does just that and I can't get the last step to work. I saved the terminal window and have a step in my automator workflow to open it at the ventrilo directory. how do i tell automator to run a command in the terminal or is there any other way of doing this?

    basically all I want to do is click on an alias or short cut and have the ventrilo server launch without having to navigate through the terminal.
     
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  2. DXoverDY, Jun 13, 2005

    DXoverDY macrumors 6502a

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    do you want to keep the terminal window open?

    EDIT:

    since you just logged off...

    if you just want the server to be running in the terminal window...

    create a file called ".profile" in your ~/ (home) directory. put the following in it

    Code:
    alias ventrilo='exec /path/to/ventrilo/ventrilo_srv'
    this will allow you to type in "ventrilo" at the terminal to execute your server.
     
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