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TouchaTag to launch an applescript

by samcox89, 18 Nov 2011


I interested in using TouchaTag to open or launch an Applescript that I have made. So when someone swipes their RFID tag over the sensor it activates.

Is there any possibility of making this action happen?


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Use weblink

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2011-11-18 13:59.

Using the weblink app (http://www.touchatag.com/application/web-link-application) you can open URLs, and also local files.

Just refer to the script file like so: file://YourRootFolder/someOtherFolder/yourscript.scpt

When the tag is read out it will open the script.

Best,

Hans from touchatag

Sounds like a simple enough task

Submitted by changeagent on Fri, 2011-11-18 13:48.

Is this a feature we will see at any time...or should we not wait for it?

um... the explaination that

Submitted by daniel on Tue, 2011-11-22 20:08.

um... the explaination that hans gave is pretty clear - just target the applescript using a file:/// path in the url field instead of a http:// path

 

actually, i found that you have to make it an executable when saving the script as in: scriptname.app