On 26 Jun 2007, at 4:40 AM, Max Neupert wrote: >> the sleep script works nicely, but the logoff one fails - "shut >> down" and "sleep" are valid for Finder in an Applescript, but "log >> out" isn't. > > first i think you need to activate UI-Scripting. > http://www.apple.com/applescript/uiscripting/01.html > > you'll have in your “System events” applescript library a “power > suite” folder with > log out
found them - they are under "System Events" but not "Finder" - so the proper Applescript syntax is: tell application "System Events" log out end tell now the script works properly, plus using [open /Users/simon/sleep.app( | [ggee/shell] works - Pd quits first, then the system sleeps or logs out or whatever next. The "pd quit unexpectedly" error message still gets displayed, it seems to be a [shell] problem - I seem to remember a thread about that a year or so ago - I'll search for it, but it doesn't matter if I just want to log out or shut down - thanks for that, my next installations will be cleaner! Do you know a way (in OSX) to create Logout Items similar to Login Items in the Accounts Preferences? to set up timed events I've used CronniX from http:// www.abstracture.de/cronnix (easy + free GUI to create crontabs => schedule events eg the Applescripts above) simon _______________________________________________ PD-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list