Re: Script for daily quit not working ... thoughts?

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Nope... same problem. :( Thanks for the suggestion!

In article <BEA684F5.54BCD%barry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Barry Wainwright <barry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The only difference I would make would be to save the script as a compiled
> script, not an application.
>
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> Barry Wainwright
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>
> > From: Jeffrey Gordon <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Newsgroups: microsoft.public.mac.office.entourage
> > Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 07:50:31 -0400
> > Subject: Script for daily quit not working ... thoughts?
> >
> > First, the basics:
> >
> > OS 10.3.9, Entourage 11.1.0 (040913) [but this hasn't worked in a long
> > time]
> >
> > Second, the problem:
> >
> > I would like Entourage to automatically shut down every workday at
> > 7:30am. (I'm doing this so that I can check my messages through a web
> > interface when I'm not at home.) As I sometimes dart out of the house,
> > I want the computer to clean up after me and autoquit in the event that
> > I leave it running.
> >
> > I looked in Entourage's default Scheduling behaviors and none of them is
> > "quit at a designated time." However, one of them IS "run an external
> > applescript." So I created an AppleScript:
> >
> > tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
> > quit
> > end tell
> >
> > Saved it as an application and then used Entourage's scheduler to run
> > this script every day at 7:30am.
> >
> > When I first created this (Entourage X and OS 10.2, I believe), all
> > worked like a charm. I don't remember which I upgraded first, the OS or
> > Entourage, but it started NOT working a few versions ago. The scheduler
> > will run, the script will fire. Entourage will stop receiving mail.
> > But Entourage won't really quit. The little open app indicating
> > triangle is gone, but the mail window is still open. Trying to start
> > the application again isn't fruitful (again, the process is still
> > running).
> >
> > All I can do is go through the Force Quit process.
> >
> > I've attempted to fix this by trying to tweak the AppleScript (to be
> > honest, I don't recall what I've done and what I haven't done by now).
> > But all attempts at repair are unsuccessful.
> >
> > Anyone have any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > ~Jeff




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