Post by: dakota on October 09, 2006, 08:00:31 PM
Post by: Xairbusdriver on October 09, 2006, 08:15:37 PM
However, the fact that it 'opened' when you tried to "expand a file" is much more alarming. You may not yet have all your OS problems corrected.
What is the extension of the compacted file? ".zip", ".sit", ".gz", other?
Post by: dakota on October 09, 2006, 08:46:55 PM
Post by: Jack W on October 09, 2006, 09:06:25 PM
In the days of OS 9 and before, double-clicking on the file caused it to self extract into it's individual components.
You might try to do a get-info and somehow eliminate Automator??? Please don't ask me how.
Jack
Post by: D76 on October 09, 2006, 09:33:09 PM
Post by: dakota on October 09, 2006, 10:17:05 PM
Post by: D76 on October 09, 2006, 10:37:18 PM
QUOTE(dakota @ Oct 9 2006, 11:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Isn't there a way to simply make a .sea application open and install?
You can't make it install automatically. It wouldn't know where to go.I read a couple of posts on some forum or other where people are complaining that Stuffit offers less and less with each update. The collective wisdom is that the Mac's built-in Zip compressor, Create Archive, under the File menu item, is the reason because fewer people need Stuffit and it's feeling the pinch. That's the reason I won't bother upgrading from version 9. I never use it anymore.
If you can't unstuff a file, just delete the dots and the suffixes. It will expand on its own. I compressed a TextEdit file by adding .sea.hqx to it, then uncompressed it by deleting the suffixes.
Post by: dakota on October 09, 2006, 11:36:40 PM
Post by: D76 on October 10, 2006, 12:10:03 AM
Post by: dakota on October 10, 2006, 12:16:02 AM
Post by: D76 on October 10, 2006, 12:33:16 AM
Post by: dakota on October 10, 2006, 01:16:27 AM
Post by: Xairbusdriver on October 10, 2006, 10:24:01 AM
If the file is already on your hard drive, don't read the above.
As for your 'other' question, you might <check this link> for another reason to keep Automator, as it relates to archived files...
Post by: Parker on October 10, 2006, 01:38:53 PM
automator i believe is a waste of a program
for most tasks
by the time it takes me to launch automator
and create a workflow
i could have many tasks done already
Post by: Xairbusdriver on October 10, 2006, 05:37:03 PM
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i could have many tasks done already
I'm sure you could, but like AppleScript, it's not made for doing one-off tasks. It is made for doing the same task, which may have many sequential steps and even multiple editing/combining/listing/finding/collecting/changing steps, multiple times a day or even one that has all those steps but only once a month. It's supposed to be easier than AppleScript, requiring absolutely know 'programming' knowledge. Unfortunately, it is a work in progress and still has too many limitations that force one to write at least parts of the 'mator' in AS, sometimes.
Post by: bil207 on October 10, 2006, 07:03:28 PM
You can get info. on how to reset LS here.
Post by: kbeartx on October 10, 2006, 07:23:35 PM
Drag and Drop the file onto Stuffit and let it do its thing.
And if the resulting file has a .sea suffix, it's NOT an installer yet!