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    Applescript to run two programs together

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Jitto, Apr 5, 2011.

  1. Jitto

    Jitto Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys,

    Basically im trying to run itunes and bowtie together (i.e open bowtie when i open itunes and shutdown bowtie when i quit itunes)

    THis is not available in the preference option in bowtie. As a result I used apple script and used the following command and saved it as an application

    tell application "Bowtie" to activate
    tell application "iTunes" to activate

    I have come across two issues:

    1) when click the new app, it opens both itunes and bowtie but i have to quite each of them separately and unfortunately i do not know the code to close them simultaneously

    2) the dock icon of itunes appears and i want that to not appear at all.

    IF anyone can help me with this it will be great. If anyone has any other solution to my main problem please leave a comment
     
    Jitto, Apr 5, 2011
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  2. SP Forsythe

    SP Forsythe Notebook Evangelist

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    To close them simultaneously, use a separate script application.

    Or you could alternatively use Automater to create an app to quit the two applications.

    As for your second question, I am not enough of an iTunes expert to have a clue there.
     
    SP Forsythe, Apr 5, 2011
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  3. Jitto

    Jitto Notebook Consultant

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    cheers man. Thanks for the reply.
     
    Jitto, Apr 6, 2011
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