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Trying to use Automator - DaviDC. - 03-20-2009
I have an .aif file of the Mac startup chime & I want QuickTime to play this file as soon as the Dell mini 9 finishes booting.
For the 1st time ever, I launched Automator to try & do this. What I ended up with is:
1. Get specified Finder Item (the chime file)
2. Open Finder Items (Open with QuickTime Player)
3. Quit Application: QuickTime Player.
The sound file shows up when I view Results after the action runs, but the only sound I hear is a beep. I saved it as an application & when it runs, QuickTime Palyer launches & then closes but there's no sound.
What am I missing here?
Re: Trying to use Automator - Doc - 03-20-2009
Just save this as an application (uncheck the startup screen and stay-open options) from AppleScript's Script Editor and make it a login item.
do shell scriptafplay [path to file]
Substitute the path to your sound file for the stuff in the brackets.
Re: Trying to use Automator - DaviDC. - 03-20-2009
Thank, but that didn't work. I got a long script error & I don't know enough about AppleScripts to even know where to start fixing it.
do shell script "afplay[/users/emdc/music/mac startup .aif]"
Re: Trying to use Automator - btfc - 03-20-2009
"afplay[/users/emdc/music/mac startup .aif]"
With or without the brackets?
Re: Trying to use Automator - DaviDC. - 03-20-2009
Should I omit the brackets?
I got a different error message without the brackets.
Re: Trying to use Automator - Doc - 03-20-2009
No brackets and it's case-sensive so the Users and Music folders start with a cap.
...And there's a space after afplay.
Also, since you've put a space in the file-name, you'll have to escape it with backslashes or change the name to remove the space.
It should look something like this (assuming that the name of the file is correct):
do shell scriptafplay /Users/emdc/Music/Mac\\ startup.aif
Re: Trying to use Automator - DaviDC. - 03-20-2009
Thank you!!!!!
It doesn't happen as soon as I'd like, but now the Dell Mac mini 9 has the familiar Mac startup chime!