Is it possible to automatically execute a script located on an USB flash drive when you insert it?




[ Edited by dake on 2011/1/21 21:12 ]

A very quick and dirty skript (I am definietly not a DOS expert)

wait 10 ; put in here the time interval the skript should check for usbscsi0:
if exists ram:env/myvar
delete ram:env/myvar
endif
if exists "usbscsi0:" noreq >nil:
execute usbscsi0:myskript ; put here the name of the skript
echo "1" >ram:env/myvar
endif
if not exists "ram:env/myvar"
execute ram:bla
endif

Well, definitely not too elegant and a one minute type work, but at least works for usbscsi0:. This skript finishes itselfs once usbscsi0: is inserted and the skript off that flash drive is executed. I am sure you can edit the skript that it works with any usbscsi and doesn't quit once usbscsi0: is inserted, but just pauses as long as usbscsi0: is present.






[ Editiert durch Zylesea an 2011/1/22 18:15 ]

Thanks Zylesea, that would do the trick!
It should be very nice to have this as an option in Poseidon.
When MorphOS for Powerbook is released I can see some synchronize problems regarding wich data to use and maybe an USB flash drive is good to switch between systems but I'm not sure if this is the best solution. Hmmm I should check if there is some good synchronize program for MorphOS:)

I proposed this idea long ago, but surely not to the right audience. My idea was some kind of "onmount" and "onunmount" tootltips in the disk's ".info" file. It would be interesting if it also worked on default icons (those on "ENV:Sys/DefIcons"), so one can have some default actions for evey disk not having specific actions.

You might go into the MUI-Settings of the Window/Screen (which I assume would eiether be ShowGirls or MultiView) and change the screen there. Hit "Save" and it should work next time.

You can by installing "MagicBeacon", which provides this feature among of several others.

MagicBeacon can be installed using Grunch.