Create dmg using terminal?

[collectordave]

Is it possible to create a dmg for an app from PB maybe using terminal commands?

CD

[Wolfram]

You can use disk utility. In the first menu / new image from folder.

[mk-soft]

Google helps...

Link: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questio ... -directory

[collectordave]

Yes Thanks

I think my question should have been is it possible to run a terminal command from within a PB programme?

CD

[Wolfram]

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source.s ="/Users/yourName/test"
target.s = "myNewImage"
parameter.s = "create -fs HFS+ -srcfolder " +#DQUOTE$ +source +#DQUOTE$ +" -volname " +#DQUOTE$ +target +#DQUOTE$ +" " +target +".dmg"

RunProgram("hdiutil", parameter, GetPathPart(source) )

[collectordave]

Hi All

Thanks for the replies gave me some food for thought.

My answer to it is to use AppleScript as well:

First I created this script

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tell application "Finder"
	set myFolder to container of (path to me) as text
end tell

set srcFile to myFolder & "TrCmd.txt"
set lns to paragraphs of (read file srcFile as «class utf8»)

repeat with ln in lns
	
	tell application "Terminal"
		activate
		do script ln
	end tell
	
end repeat

and saved it as an application.

I then simply create a text file of the commands for terminal to do called "TrCmd.txt"

and run the script application. Both script and app in same folder.

The script then reads the text file line by line and tells terminal to do each line.

CD

[wilbert]

The script then reads the text file line by line and tells terminal to do each line.

You can use AppleScript from within PB as well.
viewtopic.php?p=393553#p393553

[collectordave]

Hi All

Stuck a bit again.

I want to copy a .app to a dmg with terminal or AppleScript.

Found hundreds of examples on web none work.

PB copy file does not work with aliases or .app files neither does copy directory.

Any help appreciated


CD

[wilbert]

PB copy file does not work with aliases or .app files neither does copy directory.

You can use copyItemAtPath:toPath:error: from the NSFileManager class. See this post
viewtopic.php?f=19&t=59105
NSFileManager also has a method to move instead of copy.

[collectordave]

You can use copyItemAtPath:toPath:error: from the NSFileManager class. See this post
viewtopic.php?f=19&t=59105
NSFileManager also has a method to move instead of copy.

Works first time.

Headache going away.


Thank you

CD

[collectordave]

Using the call apple script can the procedure run an AppleScript file?

CD

[wilbert]

Using the call apple script can the procedure run an AppleScript file?

That should be possible.
One way would be to use PB commands to load the file and pass the entire file as a string.
The other way to use initWithContentsOfURL:error: together with fileURLWithPath: instead of initWithSource: .
That way you can let the OS do the loading of the file.

[collectordave]

Hi All

Managed to get it working with filberts AppleScript with one exception.

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     Unmount =  "do shell script " + #DQUOTE$ + "hdiutil unmount Volumes/Tester" + #DQUOTE$
    
  ;  do shell script "hdiutil unmount Volumes/Tester"
    
    Debug UnMount
    
    
    Applescript(Unmount)

I am building the script as above and supplying it to AppleScript and it does not work.

If I use script editor with the output as the comment in the code it works.

Any ideas?

Regards

CD

[collectordave]

Changed my UnMount to

diskutil instead of hdiutil and it works?

CD

[collectordave]

Hi All

Just been putting it all together the fruits of this are here

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=73543

A simple app to create a fancy DMG for your app.


Thanks to all.

CD