Re: New command suggestion
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Hi Eddie,Wow, thanks for the AppleScript! I may have some questions for you, but I will email them privately this time.Don't feel bad about 'coming in late' on this thread, I just didn't want you or anyone else who missed the whole thing to think that there really is a [purgedatabase] command - since there isn't one.Rumpus is a fast, powerful, super-flexible FTP server for the Mac. It's by the folks at:http://www.maxum.comI'm writing a remote user administration module for Rumpus that will work with WebCatalog. One neat thing about WebCatalog is that it integrates exceptionally well with other Internet software products, and this capability is only just now beginning to be exploited.I will post more information here about this and other new WebDNA Solutions 'ready-to-run' modules in the near future, so stay tuned ... :) >Hi Ken, > >>I was wondering if you might be able to show me how to write >>an AppleScript that can: > >>1- Check to see if the Rumpus application is running or not (even if >>it has some name other than Rumpus such as Rumpus 1.1.1b5 or >>Rumpus Pro 1.2 for example), and ... > >>2- If it is running, send it an AppleEvent. > >>What do you think, is this even possible? > >Sure... > >tell application Finder > set theAppsList to processes > repeat with tryThisApp in theAppsList > if (tryThisApp as string) contains Rumpus then > tell tryThisApp > activate --(replace this with your AE) > end tell > end if > end repeat >end tell > >What is Rumpus? > > >Ken, >>BTW, In case anyone got the wrong impression about this discussion, I >>just want to make it clear that there is *NO SUCH THING* as a >>[PurgeDatabase] tag in WebDNA. > >I feel sheepish. I came in on your thread late. I thought there was a >[PurgeDatabase]. Thanks for info.Sincerely, Ken Grome WebDNA Solutions 808-737-6499 http://www.hui.net/dna/webdna.html
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Hi Eddie,Wow, thanks for the AppleScript! I may have some questions for you, but I will email them privately this time.Don't feel bad about 'coming in late' on this thread, I just didn't want you or anyone else who missed the whole thing to think that there really is a [purgedatabase] command - since there isn't one.Rumpus is a fast, powerful, super-flexible FTP server for the Mac. It's by the folks at:http://www.maxum.comI'm writing a remote user administration module for Rumpus that will work with WebCatalog. One neat thing about WebCatalog is that it integrates exceptionally well with other Internet software products, and this capability is only just now beginning to be exploited.I will post more information here about this and other new WebDNA Solutions 'ready-to-run' modules in the near future, so stay tuned ... :) >Hi Ken, > >>I was wondering if you might be able to show me how to write >>an AppleScript that can: > >>1- Check to see if the Rumpus application is running or not (even if >>it has some name other than Rumpus such as Rumpus 1.1.1b5 or >>Rumpus Pro 1.2 for example), and ... > >>2- If it is running, send it an AppleEvent. > >>What do you think, is this even possible? > >Sure... > >tell application Finder > set theAppsList to processes > repeat with tryThisApp in theAppsList > if (tryThisApp as string) contains Rumpus then > tell tryThisApp > activate --(replace this with your AE) > end tell > end if > end repeat >end tell > >What is Rumpus? > > >Ken, >>BTW, In case anyone got the wrong impression about this discussion, I >>just want to make it clear that there is *NO SUCH THING* as a >>[PurgeDatabase] tag in WebDNA. > >I feel sheepish. I came in on your thread late. I thought there was a >[PurgeDatabase]. Thanks for info.Sincerely, Ken Grome WebDNA Solutions 808-737-6499 http://www.hui.net/dna/webdna.html
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