> From: Allen Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 09:41:55 -0700 > To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Scripted backup of DB > > If one didn't want to shut down the machine, it would be fairly easy to > write two simple AppleSCripts: > > tell application "Microsoft Entourage" to quit > > And > > tell application "Microsoft Entourage" to activate [or "to launch"] > > Put those into cron with an "osascript" command to run the scripts, running > the quit script a minute before your ditto script, and running the > activation script after a reasonable interval to allow the copy to complete. > When I duplicate my MUD folder in Finder it rarely takes over 2 minutes, but > then, I keep my database trimmed down to about 5000 messages. Larger > databases would need a longer time to complete the copy. > > Example: > > osascript -e 'tell application "Microsoft Entourage" to activate' > > osascript -e 'tell application "Microsoft Entourage" to quit'
Hey, this is very cool, thanks! It's definitely an improvement on what I'm currently doing. Just one question: Do I have to have anything special installed to use the "osascript" command? I've seen references to that but really have no idea what it refers to. Sonja -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
