Automating iSiloX on a MAC OS9.x

Lance · 04-30-2003, 09:20 PM

I thought about tacking this onto the existing thread "Automating iSilo on a MAC". But that discussion seems to be specific to OSX; so thought I'd start a new one for pre-OSX.

I'm wondering if anyone has any clues on getting the scheduling to work in the macos beta. I can't. Two problems:
1. I come back to the computer sometime after the scheduled time to find a dialog box which says the conversion will start automatically after the displayed 30sec counter ticks down to zero (which it has long since done ... and btw do we really have to have this dialog and counter anyway, or could it at least be optionally disabled?) [and an option at the bottom to delay the operation by a default 5 minutes, or another time period of choice.] But the operation hasn't happened at all. Immediately under the counter is a button ("start", I think?), which it says you can click to bypass the 30secs. I click that, and instantly comes the box that says conversion successful (but it didn't even happen!)
2. After I've clicked "OK" in the "successful" message box, the original dialog box immediately reappears and starts counting down another 30-secs. I click the button ... the box pops up saying "successful" (and so it would go for eternity, if I didn't click the delay button and then quit the app!)

NB: The conversion works perfectly manually, so the URL and hotsync destination are fine.

Anyone help? And BTW I'd gladly report this as a bug somewhere, if I knew where.

Alexander Turcic · 05-12-2003, 10:25 AM

I am not a MAC user

Can nobody else here help out?

iSilo · 05-12-2003, 01:31 PM

The latest iSiloX for Mac OS beta fixes this.

Lance · 05-13-2003, 06:46 PM

Thanks. See seperate e-mail. Partly fixed, but still doesn't function automatically as such - still needs me to push a button. Anyway, keep it up

04-30-2003, 09:20 PM	#1
Lance Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Visor Neo	Automating iSiloX on a MAC OS9.x I thought about tacking this onto the existing thread "Automating iSilo on a MAC". But that discussion seems to be specific to OSX; so thought I'd start a new one for pre-OSX. I'm wondering if anyone has any clues on getting the scheduling to work in the macos beta. I can't. Two problems: 1. I come back to the computer sometime after the scheduled time to find a dialog box which says the conversion will start automatically after the displayed 30sec counter ticks down to zero (which it has long since done ... and btw do we really have to have this dialog and counter anyway, or could it at least be optionally disabled?) [and an option at the bottom to delay the operation by a default 5 minutes, or another time period of choice.] But the operation hasn't happened at all. Immediately under the counter is a button ("start", I think?), which it says you can click to bypass the 30secs. I click that, and instantly comes the box that says conversion successful (but it didn't even happen!) 2. After I've clicked "OK" in the "successful" message box, the original dialog box immediately reappears and starts counting down another 30-secs. I click the button ... the box pops up saying "successful" (and so it would go for eternity, if I didn't click the delay button and then quit the app!) NB: The conversion works perfectly manually, so the URL and hotsync destination are fine. Anyone help? And BTW I'd gladly report this as a bug somewhere, if I knew where. Last edited by Lance; 04-30-2003 at 09:23 PM.

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05-12-2003, 10:25 AM	#2
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	I am not a MAC user Can nobody else here help out?

05-12-2003, 01:31 PM	#3
iSilo Developer Posts: 33 Karma: 2314 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: US	The latest iSiloX for Mac OS beta fixes this.

05-13-2003, 06:46 PM	#4
Lance Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Visor Neo	Thanks. See seperate e-mail. Partly fixed, but still doesn't function automatically as such - still needs me to push a button. Anyway, keep it up