Nub AppleScript Option

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  1. pismobrat, Apr 17, 2008

    pismobrat macrumors regular

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    Hi All,

    This is a nub Applescript question.

    I want to open my time tracking software every time I open a file that is associated with pro-tools. I don’t need data entered or anything. I just need it triggered so that I can’t forget. Should be simple, but I didn’t spend much time on it and I don’t know automator that well at all.


    Thanks for any help.
     
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  2. numero, Apr 19, 2008

    numero macrumors regular

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    I don't think this is an AppleScript problem.

    If I understand what you are trying to do:
    You double-click a pro-tools document.
    Pro-tools launches.
    Open time tracking software.

    Here's the issue. Applescript can be used to drive an application. It can't be used in a passive mode. It can't detect that an application has been opened.

    My suggestion is that you will need something running that is monitoring all running processes. When it sees Pro-tools in the list then it will launch your time tracker. I would suggest a shell script run by launchd (so you won't have to have the terminal open). The shell script could make an AppleScript call to get your time tracker launched.

    You'll need:
    1) A launchd plist file that is set to run the shell script upon login.
    2) The shell script that will monitor processes and run your time tracker at the appropriate time.

    -numero
     
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