[jstrauss]

I use a compression utility called 7zX to compress files, but 7zX doesn't offer a way to decompress the files from the command line. The only way to decompress them is to drag the file onto the 7zX.app icon. I want to write a login hook that will automatically connect to our FTP server, download the compressed file, automatically decompress it and place it in its destination folder, then delete itself. I've got everything down except how I replicate the drag & drop requirement of 7zX via the command line. Any help?

[Thinine]

AppleScript maybe, if 7zX is scriptable.

[numero]

At first I was a little worried that this was going to be impossible, but I figured out a solution.

open -a 7xZ /path/to/archive/file

How sweet is this?

This says, "open", "with application 7xZ", "your file"

-numero