Hi everyone,
I am pleased to announce the immediate availability of Version 2.5 of
Script Timer, a script, Automator workflow, and application scheduling
product for Mac OS X, Version 10.3 and later. Script Timer is released
as universal binary.
Script Timer lets you schedule the execution of AppleScript, perl, and
shell scripts, as well as Automator workflows (OS X 10.4 and up only),
and applications. Scheduling options include specific times of the day,
week, month, or year, regular intervals ranging from one second to any
number of weeks, when the computer enters or leaves an idle state, just
before the computer goes to sleep or just after it wakes up, and when
you log into or out of your account. Using a feature called Dynamic
Scheduling, you can also arrange for an AppleScript script to schedule
on the fly any other script, application, or workflow at a time of its
choice.
Script Timer consists of three separate modules, an editor (Script Timer
itself) that you use to create and manipulate scheduling data files, a
background scheduling engine that reads the data files and does the
actual scheduling work, and an optional scheduling engine status monitor
whose icon appears in the system status bar to the right of the main
menu bar to show you the current status of the scheduling engine and to
allow you to control it, and to open Script Timer. The scheduling engine
is aided by three small background tools that monitor system idle state,
accept sleep and wake notifications from the operating system, and
launch Automator workflows. The scheduling engine runs in the user
domain, which allows it to be easily controlled by the status monitor's
menu or a Start/Stop button in a data file window, and provides for
greater security. A log file records each action, including error
messages and optional messages returned from a script, allowing for easy
troubleshooting and script results recording. The application comes with
more than half a dozen sample scripts that illustrate its use, including
examples of Finder and third party application scripting, and the use of
scripts taking input parameters. Also included is Track Timer, a script
that provides an interface between Script Timer and iTunes for automated
music play.
Version 2.5 includes more than twenty new features and improvements.
Chief among these are:
- the ability to schedule scripts at log out time,
- the ability to schedule Automator workflows to run just before sleep
and just before log out, and
- the addition of an optional scheduling engine status monitor to allow
the user to quickly determine the state of the scheduling engine and to
control it.
Please go to <http://www.appsandmore.com>
for more details. (Just click
on the Script Timer button.)
Don Hall
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Donald S. Hall, Ph.D.
Apps & More Software Design, Inc.
http://www.appsandmore.com
don at appsandmore dot com
"Schedule your scripts with Script Timer"
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