Shell scripts and buttons

i cannot figure out how to get a button made in interface builder/xcode to run/execute a simple shell script. how do i do it. say i made a regular push button named button and i wanted it to start the "fivemin" shell script i pasted in below. assume the shell script is in my path already, do i need to export the path again as well.
also, my version of xcode is missing the shell script automator fron the new products options, is this a new thing.
but i would rather do it in a cocoa app. please give me an example say with a timed loop so i can check to see the process running via ps
###name: fivemin
#!/bin/bash
# this shell script simply sleeps in $incr second intervals for
# five minutes
trap 'echo "fivemin: EXITING"' EXIT
typeset -i nsecs=5*60 i=0 incr=4
while [ $i -lt $nsecs ]; do
sleep $incr
((i+=incr))
done
exit 0

To wrap a unix tool you need to use NSTask. Here's a useful tutorial from CocoaDevCentral.
If you're new to Cocoa as you say (in your other post), then I'd first recommend working through a couple of the basic tutorials knocking around to get an idea of the language and the tools available. Apple's own venerable 'Currency Converter' tutorial is here. MacDevCenter's also got quite a few here. You'll be able to find others on the web.
My version of Xcode (2.1) has a 'Shell Script Automator Action' in the new project assistant, 'Action' section. I've no idea if this has changed in the latest versions, nor why yours might be missing it. The template used when creating it is located in /Application Support/Apple/Developer Tools/Project Templates/Action/Shell Script Automator Action/.
Another solution that you might consider is using AppleScript Studio. This would use the 'do shell script' command from AppleScript and would use Interface Builder to create your window and button in a similar manner to a Cocoa version.

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Mjddoyle wrote:
> Imported a bmp as png, made it into a movie clip. Setup
the AS to call for page
> 4. It works great. I would now like to have a text box
come up on the rollover.
> I tried to nest the mc into a button. I can make the
text box work but the
> script won?t work when I click.
> Could you refer me to a resource that would explain the
relationship between
> the two. Or is there another way to do this.
> So the text box says ?Click here for more Info?. Can?t
click to execute Action
> Script, I think it is not addressable because it?s
nested in the button.
> If I reverse the nesting then the text box in the over
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there
is no point going into it, could turn up suggested solution
totally
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Urami
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