Apple AppleScript Finder Guide User Manual download pdf (Page 24)

CHAPTER 1

Introduction to Finder Scripting

12 Writing Scripts That Control the Finder

Listing 1-3 shows another script that uses the Display Dialog command. This

script automates a couple of tasks that network administrators often have to

perform: adding a new user and adding a drop folder for that user.

Listing 1-3 A script that adds a new user to the Users & Groups control panel and

adds a drop folder for that user to the startup disk

tell application "Finder"

set dialogResult to display dialog ¬

"Name of new user:" default answer ""

set newUser to text returned of dialogResult

set cPanel to control panel "Users & Groups" of ¬

control panels folder

open cPanel

make user at cPanel with properties {name:newUser}

set newFolder to make folder at startup disk ¬

with properties {name:newUser}

set owner of newFolder to newUser

set group of newFolder to "Department Group"

set see folders of group privileges of newFolder to true

set see files of group privileges of newFolder to true

set make changes of group privileges of newFolder to true

set see folders of owner privileges of newFolder to true

set see files of owner privileges of newFolder to true

set make changes of owner privileges of newFolder to true

set see folders of guest privileges of newFolder to false

set see files of guest privileges of newFolder to false

set make changes of guest privileges of newFolder to true

end tell

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Apple AppleScript Finder Guide User Manual Page 24