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Automating When Applications turn on and turn off?
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Is there any way to setup an "application schedule" where I would set a given application to be ran at a certain time and then shut off at a different time, all without me having to fuss with it? That would be really great for certain apps.
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[Wevah setPostCount:[Wevah postCount] + 1];
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How would I go about setting up cron jobs on OS X?
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I am also interested in this. I know how to get applications to launch with cron but how do I get them to quit via cron?
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Hmm...does 'kill'ing the process (without flags) quit the app normally? If it does, you could use killall...
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[Wevah setPostCount:[Wevah postCount] + 1];
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While I have no first-hand experience in programming with AppleScript, I know that all this can be done (launching, safely quitting, plus of course lots more) via AppleScript.
A cron job can be set to launch an AppleScript, which can then control the application.
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Originally posted by Cadaver:
While I have no first-hand experience in programming with AppleScript, I know that all this can be done (launching, safely quitting, plus of course lots more) via AppleScript.
A cron job can be set to launch an AppleScript, which can then control the application.
No need to use an AppleScript, just use the "osascript" command with the "-e" option to run a single appleScript command . Eg,
osascript -e tell application "TextEdit" to <do-something>
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To start an app, you can have a cron job that is either
Code:
osascript -e tell application "TextEdit" to activate
or
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open /Applications/TextEdit.app
To quit an app, you can have this as a cron job
Code:
osascript -e tell application "TextEdit" to quit
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Originally posted by Wevah:
Hmm...does 'kill'ing the process (without flags) quit the app normally? If it does, you could use killall...
No, it is like Force Quitting.
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Originally posted by Art Vandelay:
To start an app, you can have a cron job that is either
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osascript -e tell application "TextEdit" to activate
Bad, the working command is:
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osascript -e 'tell application "TextEdit" to activate'
You forgot the single quotes to embrace the AppleScript language.
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Originally posted by Art Vandelay:
No, it is like Force Quitting.
Damn. Yeah, do the osascript thing. That completely slipped my mind. :O
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Originally posted by eevyl:
Bad, the working command is:
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osascript -e 'tell application "TextEdit" to activate'
You forgot the single quotes to embrace the AppleScript language.
Thanks. My bad.
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How do you edit cron jobs tho?
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Thanks!
I'm testing this all tonight. If it works, I think I have a way for iSiloX to autoupdate 
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Originally posted by crystalthunder:
How do you edit cron jobs tho?
cron -e
For syntax of the cron file...
man cron
Otherwise use a GUI tool.
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