Hi MacScripter Forum
There is nothing revolutionary about this script I’m posting but I referred to this site heavy in order to write it. Hence it’s good form to post what I’ve created in case anyone else finds it interesting. I’m also interest in possible improvements for the script as I’m a scripting noob that is still learning what makes good and bad scripting practice.
SCRIPT README
THE NET_LOGIN_ITEMS CODE
-- initialize variables
set flaunch to "false"
set tlaunch to "false"
set rlaunch to "false"
set nonet to "false"
try
set thePing to do shell script "ping -o -c 1 (* insert IP address of choice *)" -- ping a server to check for connectivity
on error
set nonet to "true" -- If the ping fails set nonet to true
end try
if nonet ≠"true" then -- if nonet is true, the ping has failed, your computer isn't connected to the internet, the rest of the script is skipped
delay 30 -- delay the script so other start up processes can end before this script starts loading new items
tell application "Firefox" to activate -- Launch Firefox
tell application "Thunderbird" to activate -- Launch Thunderbird
tell application "iChat" -- Launch iChat
set status to available -- set iChat status to available
quit -- quit iChat (uncheck the iChat setting 'When I quit iChat, set my status to Offline')
end tell
repeat while rlaunch = "false" -- Clean up tasks
if flaunch is "false" then -- Firefox clean up
tell application "System Events"
tell application process "firefox-bin"
set frontmost to true -- bring Firefox to the front
if ((count each window) > 0) then -- check if a Firefox window is displayed
do shell script "open -a firefox [url=http://mail.yahoo.com/]http://mail.yahoo.com/"[/url] -- load a web page that isn't the homepage
keystroke "h" using command down -- hide Firefox (Crtl-H)
set flaunch to "true" -- Now that Firefox has gone through the clean up process set flaunch to true
end if
end tell
end tell
end if
if tlaunch is "false" then -- Thunderbird clean up
tell application "System Events"
tell application process "thunderbird-bin"
set frontmost to true -- bring Thunderbird to the front
if ((count each window) > 0) then -- check if a Thunderbird window is displayed
keystroke "h" using command down -- hide Thunderbird (Crtl-H)
set tlaunch to "true" -- Now that Thunderbird has gone through the clean up process set tlaunch to true
end if
end tell
end tell
end if
if flaunch is equal to "true" then -- Check if Firefox is cleaned up
if tlaunch is equal to "true" then -- Check if Thunderbird is cleaned up
set rlaunch to "true" -- If conditions are met set rlaunch to true to end clean up loop else repeat
end if
end if
end repeat
end if
This script is specifically designed for my needs but the principles can be used in many applications.
Reactor89
Model: 2007 MacBook Pro
AppleScript: 10.6.5
Browser: Firefox 3.6.8
Operating System: Mac OS X (10.6)
FYI: I just posted something very similar here so maybe you’d be interested: