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On Oct 3, 2007, at 3:55 PM, Stockly, Ed wrote:
> I'm working on a script that controls Safari, Firefox and/or iCab.
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> When any of these browsers display pages that have some specific ads
> and
> javascript they will crash or cause the Finder to crash.
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> My script can detect when the browser or the finder have
> unexpectedly quit
> and can clear the dialog and relaunch.
>
> What I can't do is figure out how to determine if the browser has
> frozen and
> is not responding, and how to force quit the browser.
>
Try this
with timeout of 15* seconds
get application "Safari"
on error
KillSafari()
end
do shell script "killall Safari"
> I'm also looking for a way to force restart the mac, without
> worrying about
> saving or logging off nicely.
>
do shell script "shutdown -r now" password "password" with
administrator privileges
> These scripts are running on mac minis who's only functon in life is
> to
> display web pages.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> ES
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