Comments on: Mac Tricks: Shell Script Dialogs http://docwhat.org/2008/04/mac-shell-dialogs/ Some men are discovered; others are found out Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:37:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: docwhat http://docwhat.org/2008/04/mac-shell-dialogs/comment-page-1/#comment-6443 docwhat Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:46:47 +0000 http://docwhat.gerf.org/?p=88#comment-6443 The first one is what it says: it timed out. I don't think you can run <code>osascript</code> remotely, which may explain number two. I'm getting my own errors: <tt>28:150: execution error: System Events got an error: Can’t make application "System Events" into type number or string. (-1700)</tt> The first one is what it says: it timed out.

I don’t think you can run osascript remotely, which may explain number two.

I’m getting my own errors:
28:150: execution error: System Events got an error: Can’t make application "System Events" into type number or string. (-1700)

]]> By: Jonathan Flusser http://docwhat.org/2008/04/mac-shell-dialogs/comment-page-1/#comment-6441 Jonathan Flusser Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:49:33 +0000 http://docwhat.gerf.org/?p=88#comment-6441 Tell me why whenever I go and try to do this, on MY Mac it says "28:89: execution error: System Events got an error: AppleEvent timed out. (-1712)" and on a remote Mac (MBP) it says "28:89: execution error: An error of type -10810 has occurred. (-10810)"?? Is it just because this post is older? Tell me why whenever I go and try to do this, on MY Mac it says “28:89: execution error: System Events got an error: AppleEvent timed out. (-1712)” and on a remote Mac (MBP) it says “28:89: execution error: An error of type -10810 has occurred. (-10810)”?? Is it just because this post is older?

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