Activate Screen Saver from Script

I could invoke the Screen Saver from an AppleScript by moving the cursor to the designated hot corner perhaps (haven’t tried it) or go at it through the Desktop/Screensaver preference panel which is a bit brute force.

Is there a more direct way? In Jaguar, I found a editing a com.apple. pref page, but can’t find a file related to the screen saver setting for Panther.

Screw trying to move the mouse. Just.

tell application "ScreenSaverEngine" to activate

Knew there’d be a simple command. Thanks.

Can the time be set this way too?