Scripting Airport UTILITY to choose TC setup

I have the same challenge.

For Airport Utility (5.6?) in Snow Leopard

I used a script I made, but it doesn't work in Airport Utility 6+, the menu's are different.

Now I'm figuring out how to script the new version, but it's very difficult. It almost looks like Applescript doesn't work with the buttons and tabs in Airport Utility anymore.

So, if you have something, it would help me as well.

I have tried using the import and export files. They work (better than in 5.x) but are of no use to me, because I am not able to script importing them.

RLB2

tell application "AirPort Utility"

activate

end tell

tell application "System Events"

delay 3

click menu item "Manual Setup" of menu "Base Station" of menu bar 1 of process "AirPort Utility"

delay 1

-- * Set Wireless on and set the name to 'Straling'

-- Select menu Airport, to change wifi settings

click menu item "Airport" of menu "Settings" of menu bar 1 of process "AirPort Utility"

delay 3

clickradio button "Wireless" of tab group 1 of window 1 of application process "AirPort Utility"

delay 1

-- Set Wireless mode to ON

click pop up button "Wireless Mode:" of tab group 1 of window 1 of application process "AirPort Utility"

tell menu 1 of pop up button "Wireless Mode:" of tab group 1 of window 1 of application process "AirPort Utility"

click menu item "Create a wireless network"

end tell

-- Set Wireless Network name to Straling

set value of text field "Wireless Network Name:" of tab group 1 of window 1 of application process "AirPort Utility" to "Straling"

-- * Set the Internet connection to Bridge Mode *

-- Select menu "Internet"

click menu item "Internet" of menu "Settings" of menu bar 1 of process "AirPort Utility"

delay 1

click pop up button "Connection Sharing:" of tab group 1 of window 1 of application process "AirPort Utility"

tell menu 1 of pop up button "Connection Sharing:" of tab group 1 of window 1 of application process "AirPort Utility"

click menu item "Off (Bridge Mode)"

end tell

-- * Update settings

delay 1

click button "Update" of window 1 of process "AirPort Utility"

delay 1

if (exists button "Continue" of sheet 1 of window 1 of process "AirPort Utility") then

click button "Continue" of sheet 1 of window 1 of process "AirPort Utility"

end if

-- * Quit Airport utility

delay 2

tell application "AirPort Utility" to quit

end tell

For Scripting Airport Utility 6.1, I have made the following script.

1.

Be sure to set System Preferences -> Accessibility -> Enable Acces for assitive devices to 'ON'

2.

Configure your Time machine or Airport Express the way you want, and make a configuration file.

The Export command is clickable in the File menu item, (only) when you are editing your Airport Machine.

Save it somewhere and in the Finder get the correct path, copy it from the 'Get Info' pane (general -> where)

Put the path into this script, find my path and substitute it with yours.

3.

Start the script

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Rene

activate application "AirPort Utility"

-- * once seems not to be enough

activate application "AirPort Utility"

tell application "System Events"

-- * click on the selected Airport Extreme

performaction "AXPress" of image 2 of group 1 of scroll area 1 of window 1 of application process "AirPort Utility"

-- * wait for the data of Airport Extreme to be loaded in the small popup menu

delay 4

-- * click on the edit button

perform action "AXPress" of button "Edit" of group 1 of pop over 1 of image 2 of group 1 of scroll area 1 of window 1 of application process "AirPort Utility"

-- * open file import dialog

click menu item "Import Configuration File..." of menu 1 of menu bar item "File" of menu bar 1 of application process "AirPort Utility"

-- * in the finder dialog, go to the correct config file

set posixpath to "/Users/yourname/Documents/Wifi/WirelessOn.baseconfig"

tell window 1

tell application "System Events"

keystroke "g" using {shift down, command down}

keystrokeposixpath

delay 1

keystrokereturn

end tell

end tell

-- * click the open button in the import dialog

click button "Open" of sheet 1 of sheet 1 of window 1 of application process "AirPort Utility"

-- * Update the Airport

click button "Update" of sheet 1 of window 1 of application process "AirPort Utility"

delay 4

-- * Quit Airport utility

delay 2

tell application "AirPort Utility" to quit

end tell