Copy Automator Script

I have an iMac G4 running Mac OS 10.4.11 on which I created an Automator script years ago. I now need to have that script on an iMac G5 running Mac OS 10.5.8. Can I just copy the script on the G4 and put it on the G5? I'm assuming the script is stored in either the ~/Library/Automator or HD/Library/Automator folders (I can't recall if I made the script for all accounts or just for one).

Well, I can't find it there and Mac OS 10.4.11 doesn't have an Automator folder in either Library folder. I have an alias on the Desktop of the G4 to the script I created years ago, but neither Get Info nor Spotlight shows the actual file. I guess I'll have to ask in the Mac OS 10.4 forum.

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Writing commands to get specific data channels in the output report via script or automated script generation..

In my project I have to make certain calculation and then get the data plotted in the given report template. I am using automated script for this. My script is doing all the calculations and then it not selecting and drag-dropping the selected channels on the report template. Its saving the blank report template.
I am struggling to get the data for specific channels plotted by using the script. I need the selected channels to be plotted on this report template and then get it saved.
Any help will be deeply appreciated. Thanks
Solved!
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Hi LaxG,
Brad is absolute right. It is possible to create your whole layout via script.
If you have loaded the example report layout you can copy these lines to create a new line in your plot. This is the recommended object oriented way.
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dim oLine
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oLine.YChannel.Reference               = "[1]/Geschwindigkeit"
Like Brad mentioned it is much easier, that you have a stored template of your report with all setings and customisations already done.
You open this layout file and have stored the names of your calculated channels. When you are doing this with a script they always have the same name and belong to the same group.
Now you can customize the references of the line items.
Kind Regards,
Philipp K.
AE | NI Germany

Action Playback option changes the Result of an Automated Script.

When using the Playback Option in the Actions menu, then the Results are different with different Acceleration methods.
So the Result is different with, Accelerated - Step by Step - Pauze for [1],
I Expierence the issue with Windows and Mac as well.
This happens with Illustrator CS5 (15.0.1)
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result as programmed, why else would you want to use the script if the result with be different without nothing.
There is running an Escalation case about this, But hopefully anybody more experienced can comment me about this. Or inform wheter it's a bug?
Please help me in this. (thank you in advance!)

To make a few things clear I have created a Video of the issue.
Have a look on:
http://adobesupport.emea.acrobat.com/p65456795/
Maybe i really blow in explaining what exactly happens, but i'll try it again.
When creating an action (as shown in the Video) You can see that the result
is totally different and when creating the action. This is error 1.
- I recieved a respons that we just shouldn't use the Transform Panel. So i requested to know why there is a panel created, if we cannot use it.
No respons.
Then when you select a Playback option in the setting of the Actions Panel,
the Result differs. As you can see when executig in the Accelerated the Movement gets placed WAY out of the file.
When selection Step by Step or Pause for [Numeric] Seconds, then the result is that the movement gets placed
at the bottom of the file. Both of the Results don't even come close in the Action which is created.
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Automator Script to rename files with the file's Comment text?

Hello and thank you for your time!
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How do I schedule an automator script to run at a certain time every day?

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--Kenoli

Kenoli Oleari1 wrote:
How do I schedule an automator script to run at a certain time every day?
This used to be done through iCalendar and this option is no longer available.
How do I do this?
--Kenoli
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I've spent a fair amount of time researching the ConvertFrom and ConvertTo methods and tried without success. (When trying to use the ConvertFrom/To methods the software gives back incorrect password errors).
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Hi Jonathan,
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Service failure automation script

Hi All,
I have configured the below mentioned code on our prod servers services to send email notifications when ever a service fails.
On Error Resume Next
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This script is able to send notification only for the respective service that I have configured it to Run upon failure.
My requirement now is that the script should be able to detect out of the 6 app services that are down & should append the email body with the name of that service & send an email.
I understand Wscript.argument(0) can be of use but not able to use it. Could you kindly help?
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= COUNT(*)
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p_Attribute3 => p_Attribute3,
p_Attribute4 => p_Attribute4,
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p_Attribute6 => p_Attribute6,
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p_Attribute8 => p_Attribute8,
p_Attribute9 => p_Attribute9,
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p_Attribute13 => p_Attribute13,
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commit;
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I am getting the error PLS-00306: wrong number or types of arguments in call to 'INSERT_ROW'.
Please help me with this.
Thanks

I have found another way to achieve this. By inserting the data directly to GL_AUTHORIZATION_LIMITS table.
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VALUES (1001,p_person_id,1.00,SYSDATE,l_user_id,SYSDATE,l_user_id,l_login);

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