On 1/11/06 12:51 PM, "Bryan Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> I use SuperDuper! to do regular backups on my machine. It's nice in that I
>>> can tell it to run an AppleScript before starting that will quit my Database
>>> Daemon.
>>>
>>> I notice, however, that my wife's Daemon is not affected by this in her
>>> identity. And so, a few questions:
>>>
>>> 1. Is it possible to quit her Database Daemon from a script run on my side?
>>
>> Yes, you can - but you need to have remote access scripting (or whatever it
>> is called nowadays) turned on on her machine. You may also need adminn
>> rights to terminate an app. You will also need to do:
>>
>> tell app "mic...daemon" of machine "my wife's imac's name" to quit
>
> She's just another user on this machine, not on a different computer.
I didn't quite get your original question. For your wife's Database Daemon
to be running at the same time, surely that means that she has a separate OS
_user folder_ (user account in System Preferences/Accounts), not merely a
separate Entourage identity? You really need to tell us the setup, Bryan, to
get an intelligent answer from any of us. If she simply has a separate
Entourage identity she gets to via "Switch identity" in the Entourage menu
item, I'd be surprised if her Daemon was running at the same time as yours.
If she has a separate OS user, then naturally it could, but again it's
surprising that hers has a different name ("Microsoft Database Daemon").
As Barry says, that means she's actually running a different version, and
copy, of Entourage. So do you two have your own Applications folders inside
your own user folders, or is one of you, but not the other, using Entourage
in the Microsoft Office 2004 folder in /Applications, or what exactly? (You
couldn't have two copies of Microsoft Office 2004, named the same, in
/Applications. Could your wife even be using Entourage X from a Microsoft
Office X folder? I can't actually recall at which version change the Daemon
changed its name, whether it was the origin 2004 11.0 or a later update such
as SR1 2004 11.1.)
In any case, it should be possible to kill it, even from a plain
AppleScript, but it would be best to know what the setup is first.
--
Paul Berkowitz
MVP MacOffice
Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html>
AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/>
PLEASE always state which version of Microsoft Office you are using -
**2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions
otherwise.
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