Change Default Login Pic

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
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#1

Hi-

I have been trying to get the following script to take the selected jpg and use it to replace the default Login pic. As it is now, for some reason I keep getting an error (cp: Macintosh:Users:Frank:Desktop:apple splat green.jpg: No such file or directory) that basically the file was not found to use as the replacement. Could someone please help me understand what I am missing?

Thanks-
Frank

tell application "Finder"
	set theSelection to (selection as string)
end tell

set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {"."}
set imgCheck to last text item of theSelection

if imgCheck = "jpg" then
	do shell script ("cp " & quoted form of theSelection & " /System/Library/CoreServices/DefaultDesktop.jpg") with administrator privileges
else
	do shell script ("sips -s format jpeg " & quoted form of theSelection & " --out /System/Library/CoreServices/DefaultDesktop.jpg") with administrator privileges
end if

display dialog "The login desktop backgound has been changed." buttons {"OK"} default button 1 with icon 1
#2

Hi,

.quoted form of POSIX path of theSelection.

in both lines

#3

Thanks StefanK!

How would you make something like this have the ability to drag onto it to perform the script?

#4 

on open theseItems
	set thisItem to item 1 of theseItems
	if name extension of (info for thisItem) is "jpg" then
		do shell script ("cp " & quoted form of POSIX path of thisItem & " /System/Library/CoreServices/DefaultDesktop.jpg") with administrator privileges
	else
		do shell script ("sips -s format jpeg " & quoted form of POSIX path of thisItem & " --out /System/Library/CoreServices/DefaultDesktop.jpg") with administrator privileges
	end if
	display dialog "The login desktop backgound has been changed." buttons {"OK"} default button 1 with icon 1
end open
#5

Is it possible to have it open both ways?

#6 

on run
	tell application "Finder" to set sel to selection
	if sel is not {} then open sel
end run

on open theseItems
	set thisItem to item 1 of theseItems as alias
	if name extension of (info for thisItem) is "jpg" then
		do shell script ("cp " & quoted form of theSelection & " /System/Library/CoreServices/DefaultDesktop.jpg") with administrator privileges
	else
		do shell script ("sips -s format jpeg " & quoted form of theSelection & " --out /System/Library/CoreServices/DefaultDesktop.jpg") with administrator privileges
	end if
	display dialog "The login desktop backgound has been changed." buttons {"OK"} default button 1 with icon 1
end open
#7

Thank you very much for your help and speed!