Automating Downloads

If you do certain downloads over and over, you can use AppleScript with SiteSucker to automate many of these tasks. To learn what you can automate with AppleScript, look at the SiteSucker scripting dictionary.

To open the SiteSucker scripting dictionary:

1. Open the AppleScript Editor application, located in Applications/Utilities.
2. Choose File > Open Dictionary.
3. Select SiteSucker and click Open.

A couple of useful AppleScripts come with SiteSucker. To install these scripts, drag the SiteSucker Scripts folder to the Library/Scripts folder. If the Script menu is visible, you can run these scripts from the menu bar.

To make the Script menu appear:

1. Choose AppleScript Editor > Preferences.
2. Click the General tab.
3. Select the “Show Script menu in menu bar” checkbox. Make sure the “Show Computer scripts” checkbox is selected.
4. To set the location in the menu where application scripts are displayed, select either Top or Bottom, in the “Show application scripts at” section.

In addition, a folder of Sample Scripts is included on the SiteSucker installation disk. These scripts provide examples for your own SiteSucker scripting. You can drag these scripts to your hard drive and tailor them to meet your needs.

To let all users run your scripts from the Script menu, put them in the Library/Scripts/SiteSucker Scripts folder.

To make your scripts available only to you, put them in your home folder at ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/SiteSucker.

For more information on using AppleScript to automate tasks, visit the AppleScript Web site.