[kelesh]

To play Soldier of Fortune II or Freedom Force, I have to mount images with Toast Titanium 5.2. This is annoying because I have to:

1. open /Applications/Toast\ Titanium\ 5.2.app
2. hit Apple+M which opens the "choose a file to mount" dialog
3. click on Soldier_of_Fortune_II.dmg
4. click "choose"
5. wait a few seconds
6. run game (open -a Soldier\ of\ Fortune\ II

How can I write a script to do this for me? Basically I'm wondering about steps 2,3,4.

[Art Vandelay]

Or you can just simply make an alias of the game on the disk image. When you double-click the alias, the OS will automatically mount the image and run the app.

[Art Vandelay]

Originally posted by Art Vandelay:
Or you can just simply make an alias of the game on the disk image. When you double-click the alias, the OS will automatically mount the image and run the app.

This also works with Dock icons too.

[kelesh]

no i HAVE to use Toast to mount the image. Using disk copy or Terminal(at least what i tried in terminal) didn't work.

It has something to do with the mounted image appearing as a CD icon and not as a Drive icon in "Computer" when it is mounted.

[Art Vandelay]

You'll need to use AppleScript then. Toast may have the necessary AppleScript commands built in. If not, download GUI Scripting from apple.com/applescript and write a script that will manipulate the GUI to automate the task

[zachs]

Nevermind, lemee get the right script.

[clarkgoble]

Can't you just set Toast to be the default program for dmg files rather than Disk Copy? Then it will be used to open it rather than Disk Copy.

[clarkgoble]

Can't you just set Toast to be the default program for dmg files rather than Disk Copy? Then it will be used to open it rather than Disk Copy.

[Art Vandelay]

Originally posted by clarkgoble:
Can't you just set Toast to be the default program for dmg files rather than Disk Copy? Then it will be used to open it rather than Disk Copy.

Toast doesn't automatically mount the image though. That will just set Toast up to burn from it, but not mount it.

[Sal]

Here's the dictionary for Toast Titanium. As you can see there is a "mount image" command you can use (near the bottom).

The first part of the script will look something like this:

Code:
tell application "Toast Titanium 5.2"
	mount image alias "Macintosh HD:Users:yourname:Desktop:thisimag.dmg"
end tell

Code:
Toast Suite: Terms used to control Roxio Toast directly

Class Audio disc: An Audio Disc
Properties:
	inherits  disc  -- all properties and elements of the given class are inherited by this class.
	title  string  -- Get or Set the title of an audio CD.

Class CD interactive disc: A CD interactive
Properties:
	inherits  disc  -- all properties and elements of the given class are inherited by this class.

Class Copy disc: A copy of another disc
Properties:
	inherits  disc  -- all properties and elements of the given class are inherited by this class.

Class DVD disc: A DVD-ROM or DVD-Video disc
Properties:
	inherits  disc  -- all properties and elements of the given class are inherited by this class.
	resolve aliases  boolean  -- when this parameter is on the original files rather than their aliases will be written
	name  string  -- the name of the disc

Class Data disc: A Data disc
Properties:
	inherits  disc  -- all properties and elements of the given class are inherited by this class.
	resolve aliases  boolean  -- when this parameter is on the original files rather than their aliases will be written
	name  string  -- the name of the disc
	file system type  Mac OS Standard/Mac OS Standard Hybrid/Mac OS Extended/Mac OS Extended Hybrid

Class Device Copy disc: A disc copied from a storage device. It is recommended that you first set the bus and lun, then the unit ID, then the remaining properties.
Properties:
	inherits  disc  -- All properties and elements of the given class are inherited by this class.
	scsi bus  small integer  -- the bus ID of the device to copy
	scsi id  small integer  -- the SCSI ID of the device to copy
	scsi lun  small integer  -- the SCSI LUN of the device to copy (almost always 0)
	copy blocks  integer  -- the number of blocks to copy from the device (changing this will also change the �copy mbytes� property)
	copy mbytes  integer  -- the number of MBytes to copy from the device (changing this will also change the �copy blocks� property)
	start block  integer  -- the block to start copying from

Class Disc image disc: A disc created from a Disc Image
Properties:
	inherits  disc  -- all properties and elements of the given class are inherited by this class.

Class Enhanced Music CD disc: An Enhanced Music CD
Properties:
	inherits  disc  -- all properties and elements of the given class are inherited by this class.
	macvolume  alias  -- create the CD from this volume
	optimize  boolean  -- optimize on-the-fly
	autostart  string  -- the name of the AutoStart file

Class Hybrid disc: A Macintosh HFS / ISO 9660 Hybrid disc
Properties:
	inherits  disc  -- all properties and elements of the given class are inherited by this class.
	macvolume  alias  -- the Macintosh HFS volume to be written to disc
	optimize  boolean  -- optimize for speed, size or not at all
	bootable  boolean  -- make a bootable disc (in Apple CD-ROM drives only)
	autostart  string  -- the name of the AutoStart file
	resolve aliases  boolean  -- when this parameter is on the original files rather than their aliases will be written
	iso format  CD/CD XA  -- the ISO format used for the disc
	iso naming  ISO 9660 Level 1/Allow DOS Names/Allow Macintosh Names/Joliet  -- the naming convention used for the disc
	append version numbers  boolean  -- append ;1 to all file names to satisfy the ISO 9660 standard
	use Apple extensions  boolean  -- not really necessary as the disc is hybrid

Class ISO 9660 disc: An ISO 9660 disc
Properties:
	inherits  disc  -- all properties and elements of the given class are inherited by this class.
	iso format  CD/CD XA  -- the ISO format used for the disc
	iso naming  ISO 9660 Level 1/Allow DOS Names/Allow Macintosh Names/Joliet  -- the naming convention used for the disc
	append version numbers  boolean  -- append ;1 to all file names to satisfy the ISO 9660 standard
	use Apple extensions  boolean  -- strongly recommended when the disc is not hybrid
	name  string  -- the name of the disc
	resolve aliases  boolean  -- when this parameter is on the original files rather than their aliases will be written

Class MP3 disc: 
Properties:
	inherits  disc  -- all properties and elements of the given class are inherited by this class.
	resolve aliases  boolean  -- when this parameter is on the original files rather than their aliases will be written
	name  string  -- the name of the disc
	file system type  Mac OS Standard/Mac OS Standard Hybrid/Mac OS Extended/Mac OS Extended Hybrid

Class Mac Volume disc: A Macintosh HFS Volume disc
Properties:
	inherits  disc  -- all properties and elements of the given class are inherited by this class.
	macvolume  alias  -- the Macintosh HFS volume to be written to disc
	optimize  boolean  -- optimize for speed, size or not at all
	bootable  boolean  -- make a bootable disc (in Apple CD-ROM drives only)
	autostart  string  -- the name of the AutoStart file

Class Multitrack XA disc: A CD-ROM XA with more than one data track. Rarely used.
Properties:
	inherits  disc  -- all properties and elements of the given class are inherited by this class.

Class Video disc: A Video CD
Properties:
	inherits  disc  -- all properties and elements of the given class are inherited by this class.
	name  string  -- the name of the disc

Class application: A Macintosh application
Elements:
	disc by numeric index
Properties:
	current disc  reference  [r/o]  -- the current disc
	busy  boolean  [r/o]  -- currently busy recording a disc? (obsolete, use disc�s status code instead)
	simulation mode  boolean  -- writing in simulation mode?
	user interaction  allowed/not allowed  -- Whether or not the application is allowed to bring up dialogs to request user interaction.
	server mode  boolean  -- is Toast in the server mode, i.e. only showing a progress bar and no main window?
	media info  integer  [r/o]  -- Information about the current media/recorder: -2 if no recorder, -1 if no medium, 0 if current medium not writable, positive values show disc capacity in sectors

Class audiotrack: 
Elements:
	string by numeric index

Class disc: A generic disc
Plural form:
	discs
Properties:
	write speed  x1/x2/x4/x6/x8/x10/x12/x2/x20/x24  -- the speed used for writing
	size  integer  [r/o]  -- the size of the disc in sectors
	number of tracks  integer  [r/o]  -- the total number of tracks on this disc (including audio tracks)
	number of audio tracks  integer  [r/o]  -- the number of audio tracks on this disc
	status text  string  [r/o]  -- Toast�s current status as shown in the progress bar.
	status code  integer  [r/o]  -- Toast�s current status code: 0 for idle and no error, 1 to 100 for �percent complete�, 101 for �indeterminate�, or a negative value for error codes.
	description  string  [r/o]  -- A textual description of the disc�s contents.

add to: Add items to an object
	add to  reference  -- the object to add items to
		items  a list of alias  -- the items to add to the object
		[as  a list of audio tracks]  -- should the items be treated as audio tracks?
		[at path  string]  -- path name at which to add the items

close tray: Close the tray of the recorder (not available with every recorder)
	close tray

compare: Compare two volumes, folders, or files.
	compare
		original  alias  -- The original volume, folder, or file.
		copy  alias  -- The copy of the volume, folder, or file.
	[Result:   boolean]  -- Returns TRUE if the items being compared are identical. Returns FALSE if they are not.

eject: Eject the disc in the recorder
	eject

mount image: Mount a disc image file
	mount image  alias  -- the image file to mount

write: Write the specified disc to the recorder
	write  reference  -- the disc to write
		[asking  boolean]  -- should Toast ask the user before writing starts? (Default = yes)
		[asynchronous completion  boolean]  -- should the event be handled asynchronously? (Default = no)
		[ejecting  boolean]  -- should the disc be ejected after writing? (Default = yes)
		[verification  boolean]  -- should the disc be verified after writing? (Default = yes)
		[as  session]  -- should the disc be written as a session or as disc
		[quitting  boolean]  -- should Toast quit when writing is complete? (Default = no)

[kelesh]

wow that's pretty cool. how did you view the dictionary for toast? (for future reference)

[sbjordal]

Originally posted by kelesh:
To play Soldier of Fortune II or Freedom Force, I have to mount images with Toast Titanium 5.2. This is annoying because I have to:

1. open /Applications/Toast\ Titanium\ 5.2.app
2. hit Apple+M which opens the "choose a file to mount" dialog
3. click on Soldier_of_Fortune_II.dmg
4. click "choose"
5. wait a few seconds
6. run game (open -a Soldier\ of\ Fortune\ II

How can I write a script to do this for me? Basically I'm wondering about steps 2,3,4.

You could also use Quickkeys X and record a macro to do this.

[cpac]

Originally posted by kelesh:
wow that's pretty cool. how did you view the dictionary for toast? (for future reference)

For most programs, you just drop the app onto script-editor, or use the "get dictionary" command in script editor.

I assume this works with toast as well.