[videoalex]

Ok, I've been oogling the new MacAlley iKeys that have those dub internet buttons on them. I realized what I would like to be able to do is write an applescript that allows me to use an Fkey to toggle my PPP connection on and off. I would imagine that such a script is easy and easily implemented in the keyboard control panel. Here's how I imagine it would work:
It would check to see if the connection is active, and if not, send a TCP command to initiate the connection. if it is active, it would just tell tell computer to shut down the connection. Easier said then done though. and would this work best as an applet, or a script?

Thanks in advance!

---Alex Johnson

here's a simple one with a modal window

Code:
try
	if ((state of (RA status)) is "connected") then
		RA disconnect
	else
    RA connect
		end tell
	end if
on error errMsg number errNum
	-- Handle errors
end try

and a non modal one which requires the Network Setup Scripting extension included with 8.5 and later

Code:
try
	tell application "Network Setup Scripting"
		if ((activity of (RA status)) is "idle") then
			open database
			begin transaction
			connect Remote Access configuration "your config name"
			end transaction
			close database
		else
			open database
			begin transaction
			disconnect Remote Access configuration "your config name"
			end transaction
			close database
		end if
	end tell
on error errMsg number errNum
end try

would this work best as an applet, or a script? dunno, I don't have OS 9 or iKeys but use Cliff's FKeyRunappmaker to run contextual applets.

[videoalex]

Blobby,
Thaks for the reply, but I tried the second script, and it doesn't seem to work. I replaced the name in the script with my RA account name, and tried compliling it as a script, an applet for classic, and an applet for OS X. but it didn't seem to work. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks again!
---Alex

hey Alex, you need Network Setup Extension in the extensions folder and Network Setup Scripting in the Scripting Additions folder. You should be prompted to locate Network Setup Scripting when you compile the script.
Don't save as OS X as it's 'broken'.