Hi, I'm a newie to applescript and I'm trying to write a script that will check Appletalk and make it Active if it is Inactive. The reason for is Premiere turns off appletalk while capturing and but sometimes forgets to reactivate it afterwards. Any suggestions would be appreciated. (I can get the Conntrol panel open but don't know how to get it to change the state)
Thanks in advance

thanks to the prompt you get opening the control panel with Appletalk inactive a quick and easy way would be to script open the control panel , 'enter ' keystroke and close.

[numero]

If you are using something like
tell application "Finder"
open "HD:System Folder:Control Panels:Appletalk"
then you are going about it the wrong way.

What you need to use is Network Setup Scripting addition.

*********
tell application "Network Setup Scripting"
try
open database
begin transaction
set AppleTalk active of AppleTalk options "AppleTalk Globals" to true
end transaction
close database
on error
abort transaction
close database
end try
end tell
**********

It took me a couple of hours to track this down. NSS is not well documented.

Any other questions just post a reply here.

Numero

[tonymac]

Another suggestion would be setting up 2 Location Manager sets (one with AT on, and one off). Then script Location Manager to toggle between sets. Or you could use this addition: http://www.osaxen.com/home.taf?id=appletalk_access
which lets you turn AT on and off. BTW isn't it strange that TCP/IP is scriptable , but AppleTalk isn't?

[MacCanada]

AppleTalk Access OSAX
is a "toggle" to turn AT on and off

Their Code;
appletalk on -- Turns On
appletalk status -- Gets Status
appletalk off -- Turns Off


hope this helps

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Thanks everyone!! I had just found out about the Apple's Network scripting guide module, installed it, followed it (even begining to understand it) but unfortunately the problem has compounded as for some reason I don't seem to have "Network Setup Scripting" dictionary and the script doesn't get past the first line. I'm running OS 9.04 (international english) on G4 450. Once I track the dictionary down i guess it will work. cheers!