Comments on: Apple’s Automator is the Gift That Keeps on Giving http://whateversinteresting.com/2006/12/06/apples-automator-is-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/ A blog about anything that strikes our fancy Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:40:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Andy Middleditch http://whateversinteresting.com/2006/12/06/apples-automator-is-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/#comment-527 Andy Middleditch Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:42:12 +0000 http://whateversinteresting.com/2006/12/06/apples-automator-is-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/#comment-527 Good article. I used this info to schedule my Automator back-ups. It's amazing what you can find inside a Packaged file... Good article. I used this info to schedule my Automator back-ups. It’s amazing what you can find inside a Packaged file…

]]> By: Antonio Vivaldi http://whateversinteresting.com/2006/12/06/apples-automator-is-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/#comment-25365 Antonio Vivaldi Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:31:51 +0000 http://whateversinteresting.com/2006/12/06/apples-automator-is-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/#comment-25365 Works great ***EXCEPT*** that every time your wflow script fires off, Automator steals the keyboard focus. This is really bad and really annoying if you have a job that runs frequently (like every minute). Completely frustrating to anyone using the Mac. Works great ***EXCEPT*** that every time your wflow script fires off, Automator steals the keyboard focus. This is really bad and really annoying if you have a job that runs frequently (like every minute). Completely frustrating to anyone using the Mac.

]]> By: Mr Interested http://whateversinteresting.com/2006/12/06/apples-automator-is-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/#comment-25453 Mr Interested Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:38:36 +0000 http://whateversinteresting.com/2006/12/06/apples-automator-is-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/#comment-25453 @Antonio Granted, this technique isn't perfect. Using Automator is an attractive proposition because it's accessible to the less technical, but it entails certain drawbacks. Perhaps your needs would be better met with something like RubyOSA or some similar mechanism, tied to Cron? http://maczealots.com/tutorials/rubyosa/ http://macdevelopertips.com/ruby/ruby-an-applescript-alternative-part-1.html @Antonio

Granted, this technique isn’t perfect. Using Automator is an attractive proposition because it’s accessible to the less technical, but it entails certain drawbacks. Perhaps your needs would be better met with something like RubyOSA or some similar mechanism, tied to Cron?

http://maczealots.com/tutorials/rubyosa/
http://macdevelopertips.com/ruby/ruby-an-applescript-alternative-part-1.html

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