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Re: Applescript runs from editor but not script menu or as app
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Mark Lively <[log in to unmask]>
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Macintosh Scripting Systems <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 9 Oct 2011 02:43:43 +0000
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On Oct 8, 2011, at 3:26 PM, Emmett Gray wrote:

> I have the following script to shut down a bank of machines. It runs from the editor but not when saved as a script or app. It also runs as a QuicKeys script, so that's my workaround. But why? TIA.
> 
> set machNum to "11"
> repeat 7 times
> 	set machNum to (machNum + 1) as string
> 	set remoteMachine to "eppc://pge:[log in to unmask]" & machNum
> 	using terms from application "Finder"
> 		tell application "Finder" of machine remoteMachine to shut down
> 	end using terms from
> end repeat

I didn't think you could call shut down remotely.

Do you get an error or a not running?  Have you tried throwing in dialogs?

-Mark

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