Login hook for application

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#1

I just wrote and applescript application that i want to run for every user at startup. Should i use a login hook to do so? if so what is the best way to do so.

Rich

#2

A login hook is one way to go. I use software called Scenario Script Launcher

#3

Hi,

Note that login hook is different from login item. Here’s an example of a script that makes itself a login item:


set my_ref to (path to me)
set my_info to (info for my_ref)
set my_name to (name of my_info)
tell application "System Events"
	if my_name is not in (name of every login item) then
		make new login item at end of login items with properties ¬
			{name:my_name, kind:"APPL", path:my_ref, hidden:false}
	end if
end tell
display dialog "I'm somebody!"

Login hooks can run for every user. Here’s a link that show how to make a login hook:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301446

Edited: I changed the ‘kind’ to “APPLICATION”:


set my_ref to (path to me)
set my_info to (info for my_ref)
set my_name to (name of my_info)
tell application "System Events"
	if my_name is not in (name of every login item) then
		make new login item at end of login items with properties ¬
			{name:my_name, kind:"APPLICATION", path:my_ref, hidden:false}
	end if
end tell
display dialog "I'm somebody!"

gl,