ICal Run Script

I'm trying to run a script via iCal using an alarm and it doesn't seem to work if the computer has been sleeping for a certain amount of time.
I have an alarm set at 4:15am - 5:15am. If I set the alarm to "run script" and choose the script, it will return something like the script didn't finish. If change the script up as an application and set the iCal alarm to open file it returns an error "No user interaction allowed."
Here's the real kicker. If I set the alarm to run within a few minutes or so, it works just fine using either run script or open file, but if the computer has been asleep for a certain amount of time, it flakes out. I tried using the energy saver seting to wake the computer up a minute before the script runs, but that didn't make a difference. I also thought it might be because there was the screen saver was password protected, but I turned that off and that didn't work either.
Not that this really matters, but the only thing the script is doing is kicking off a FileMaker script that runs an import. So it is very simple and I set a timeout on it just to be sure that wasn't an issue either. The Filemaker script only takes about 2 minutes to complete. Here's the code...
delay 10
tell application "FileMaker Pro Advanced"
activate
with timeout of 3600 seconds
open "HardDrive:Users:username:Documents:FileMakerFile.fp7"
do script "ImportScript"
end timeout
end tell
Does anyone have any ideas on this one? I'm running this on a Quicksilver G4 with OS 10.4.6. iCal is v2.0.3 and applescript is v1.10.6.
iBook G4

I'm having same problem
Bruce: did you find a solution?

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Hello.
I would like to generate an email from an event I create in iCal.
I have set up my applescript to run with the "run script" option in the alarm section.
All that works fine. Except for one thing that I am not even sure is possible.
Say I create an event called "Liz's Birthday".
Is there a way in the "run script" for me to get via applescript the title of the event? ("Liz's Birthday")
From everything I have read it seems iCal is "done" with the run script once it is run... and that there is no way to call back to the original event to get information.
Note: my script is pretty complicated to i know I can send an email reminder, my goal is to create a whole new email that has the title from the even but not the note. (by default ical will put the body of the event in the note. which we do not want).
thanks.

Hello.
I would like to generate an email from an event I create in iCal.
I have set up my applescript to run with the "run script" option in the alarm section.
All that works fine. Except for one thing that I am not even sure is possible.
Say I create an event called "Liz's Birthday".
Is there a way in the "run script" for me to get via applescript the title of the event? ("Liz's Birthday")
From everything I have read it seems iCal is "done" with the run script once it is run... and that there is no way to call back to the original event to get information.
Note: my script is pretty complicated to i know I can send an email reminder, my goal is to create a whole new email that has the title from the even but not the note. (by default ical will put the body of the event in the note. which we do not want).
thanks.

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Before switching to my new iMac, I could open very easily Pages files (4.03) and run scripts during events ex: "Take a screen shot..."
With my new iMac I have problem opening Pages files (with the so known Pages 5) and I am not able to run scripts.
Are you experiencing the same problems? Is there anybody here who could help me.
I thank you in advance for your replies.
Kind regards,
Daniel.

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lets use iCal seeing as it came with your mac.
create your script and save it where ever you want, open iCal create a new event, on the right hand side you will see the new events draw, set the time you want your script to activate in the from-to area, set it to repeat and end as you wish, go down to alarm and select open file in the drop down, then right below open file their should be another drop down select other from that, that will open a window now select your script, then in the next drop down select on date, your done.
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ICal's Script's Cache

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Mariano

That information is stored in iCal's preference file (com.apple.iCal.plist) in ~/Library/Preferences. If you double click it, and Property List Editor is on your system, it will open up. I suggest quitting iCal before trying this, and make a copy of the plist file in case something goes wrong. If the plist file doesn't open in Property List Editor you may need to install the optional Developer Tools from your installation DVD.
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AK

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I see the following lines in the ZCM Log:
Code:
[DEBUG] [07/21/2011 19:05:48.670] [5880] [runscriptenf] [1] [TeachGH] [Run Script Action] [] [Found script engine cmd.exe. Not using it since cmd.exe does not take parameters.] [] []
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2. launched eclipse for weblogic portal.
3. opened portal prospective in eclipse.
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9. in the next screen provided the password/confirm-password for administrator user
10. in the next screen selected JRocket SDK and development_mode for my domain.
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12. in the next screen just clicked on "Next" button and "OK" on my popup
13. in this screen "p13nDataSource" is selected on my left top window area, All 3 SQL Files are selected for loading database.
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     at org.apache.derby.client.am.SQLExceptionFactory40.getSQLException(Unknown Source)
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     at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnection.newAgent_(Unknown Source)
     at org.apache.derby.client.am.Connection.<init>(Unknown Source)
     at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnection.<init>(Unknown Source)
     at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnection40.<init>(Unknown Source)
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CFGFWK-60839: Database Load Failed!
Please help me if you find any problem with the steps that I am following to create my weblogic_portal_domain.
I was following the steps mentioned at : http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E15919_01/wlp.1032/e14252.pdf to create my domain to start portal development.

Those are the WLP 10.3.2 instructions. But, the 10.3.4 instructions in the tutorial (http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E26806_01/wlp.1034/e14252/setup_dev_env.htm#i1014619) are wrong, too.
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I'll send a note to get the docs updated.
Greg

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hi i have a apple imac 27 2009 and i have purchased mountain lion but near the end it says An error occurred while running scripts from the package “mzps6175750011235388779.pkg”
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Can't access icloud due to long running script

keep getting this error message when logging on to icloud to access my email:
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HELP

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