On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 11:59:40PM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote:
> > On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 09:42:54PM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote:
> >>
> >> OK. Well I've been checking out the mkhybrid docs, and it's just like you
> >> say, it automatically converts Macbinary, Binhex, etc. to the native Mac
> >> documents (assuming the right options are turned on). But I guess that's
> >> irrelevant, I'll start on the instructions for Script Editor.
> >
>
> One more slight complication. If it's saved as Unix or DOS text, (CRLFs or
> LFs only), then Script Editor can't make heads or tails of it. So it has to
> be saved in Mac style (CRs only) and kept from being munged by any of the
> systems it crosses. Maybe the best thing would be to to binhex the script
> text as well?
hrm, yes binhex it. trying to keep it in the non-standard mac format is
a losing battle and mac text is unreadable in *nix anyway.
it would be nice if we could include a Free de-binhexor or unmacbin
for MacOS to supply on the CD... (iirc there is a tool called simply
`MacBinaryII[I]' which comes with source under the public domain)
>
> Here's what I have so far (Floppy4Mac.txt):
>
>
> -- If this script appears all mixed up, with boxes,
> -- then it's been converted to Unix style text somehow.
> -- You can remedy this by replacing all the boxes with Returns
> -- manually, or use BBEdit or some other tool to convert it to
> -- Mac style newlines.
>
> -- This Applescript uses the MacOS Disk Copy utility to
> -- create a floppy for use in installing and/or booting Linux
> -- on a powerpc, for example the Debian distribution floppy
> -- images like root.bin.
>
> -- To use this script, you must first open it within Script
> -- Editor and save it in the Classic Applet format. Script Editor is
> -- available on your MacOS system in the Apple Extras:Applescript Extras
> -- folder, or on your MacOS CD inthe CD Extras:Applescript Extras folder.
> -- Saving the script in the Classic Applet format will result in a
> -- droppable icon to which you can drag floppy image files such as
> -- root.bin. Disk Copy will prompt you for a floppy disk which will
> -- be overwritten with the floppy image you dragged.
>
> -- This script copyright Chris Tillman, [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> -- and is available to all under the terms of the
> -- GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (GPL).
>
> on open file_list
>
> tell application "Finder"
>
> -- Disk Copy will refuse to make floppies unless the creator and type
> -- of the image file meet with its approval
>
> -- The image is locked so that if it is accidentally mounted on the
> -- desktop, its boot blocks won't be erased by MacOS
>
> repeat with floppy_image_file in file_list
> set the creator type of floppy_image_file to "ddsk"
> set the file type of floppy_image_file to "DDim"
> set the locked of floppy_image_file to true
> end repeat
> end tell
>
> tell application "Disk Copy"
> activate
> repeat with floppy_image_file in file_list
> with timeout of 900 seconds
> create a floppy from file floppy_image_file
> end timeout
> end repeat
> quit
> end tell
>
> end open
>
>
>
> --
>
> Chris Tillman
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