[turtle777]

So, here's my problem:

I'm using OmniFocus, which creates a lock file as long as the database file is open. The lock file is deleted once you quit the application.

If I'm on a different computer, and I want to access this database, I can't do so until OmniFocus running on the other computer has quit.

How can I remotely "quit" that OmniFocus instance w/o using a screen sharing app or Remote Desktop ?

I tried various versions of kill (kill -1, kill -3, kill -9), but they all basically crash OmniFocus, and don't shut it down gracefully. The lock file is never deleted, and unsaved changes are not saved (which is the worse part).

I tried AppleScript, but when I execute the script (tell application "OmniFocus" quit), it wants to quit OmniFocus on the computer I started the script from, not the remote computer.

I would really need some Unix based way of telling the app to quit in a normal and regular fashion. HOW ?

-t

[turtle777]

In addition, is there a way to quit an application automatically when Fast User Switching is used to switch to a different user ? I only remember than WinSwitch was able to do that, but it's not Leopard compatible.

-t

[pat++]

Try kill -TERM (but it's likely not going to work better than kill -1 (HUP))

[Chuckit]

Maybe osascript -e 'tell application "OmniFocus" to quit' will work.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Chuckit 

Maybe osascript -e 'tell application "OmniFocus" to quit' will work.

But if I run that script from a Mac A, how do I tell the script to quit the app on Mac B ?

-t

[dimmer]

Try this - the poster seems to think this would require allowing remote Apple Events, but I'm not so sure that it would. Worth a try.

[Chuckit]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

But if I run that script from a Mac A, how do I tell the script to quit the app on Mac B ?

-t

I assumed you were ssh'ed in for the kill commands. That was meant as an OS X-friendly alternative to kill.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Chuckit 

Maybe osascript -e 'tell application "OmniFocus" to quit' will work.

Tried that, no dice. Some weird error message.

[iMac:~] turtle777% osascript -e 'tell application "OmniFocus" to quit'

2008-04-12 12:35:18.295 osascript[26414:807] Error loading /Users/turtle777/Library/ScriptingAdditions/24U Appearance OSAX.osax/Contents/MacOS/24U Appearance OSAX: dlopen(/Users/turtle777/Library/ScriptingAdditions/24U Appearance OSAX.osax/Contents/MacOS/24U Appearance OSAX, 262): no suitable image found. Did find:
/Users/turtle777/Library/ScriptingAdditions/24U Appearance OSAX.osax/Contents/MacOS/24U Appearance OSAX: mach-o, but wrong architecture
osascript: OpenScripting.framework - scripting addition /Users/turtle777/Library/ScriptingAdditions/24U Appearance OSAX.osax declares no loadable handlers.



I think the 24U Appearance OSAX is a third party app. Let me see if I need a new version.

-t

[turtle777]

Installed the latest version of the 24U Appearance OSAX, still doesn't work.

I don't understand why 24U is even being called up.

-t

[turtle777]

Ok, got it to work.
Had to disable this darn 24U script. Don't even know why I used it in the first place.

Logged in via SSH and then used
osascript -e 'quit application "OmniFocus"'

It did the job.

Thanks, guys.

-t