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Posted by guest on Mar 16 2008 @ 20:47  :: 1124 unique visits

-- this Applescript looks for a Supercard folder in /Library/Application Support
-- it then sets privileges so everyone can read and write those files to avoid
-- the -61 error. by v angeloni.
set m to do shell script "ls '/Library/Application Support' | grep SuperCard"
set thePath to quoted form of ("/Library/Application Support/" & m as string)
set HFSpath to POSIX file ("/Library/Application Support/" & m as string)
if fileExists(HFSpath) then
set perm to "chmod -R a+rwX " & thePath
-- '-R' allows chmod to set privileges recursively.
-- the '+X' allows chmod to set privileges to r&w for all users
-- while setting only folders to 'x' and leaves original setting for
-- the executable of the file as it was
do shell script perm with administrator privileges
display dialog "Permissions repaired!" & return & "Try launching the Supercard Trial again."
else
display dialog "Sorry, can't find a Supercard folder!"
end if

on fileExists(thePath) -- needs HFS path
try
alias thePath
return true
on error
return false
end try
end fileExists

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