Burning Sample

Summary: Demonstrates how to burn discs using AppleScript.
Requires: DropDMG 2.7

Description

This script shows how to burn discs using DropDMG and how to inspect the operations that are in progress.

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Script

tell application "DropDMG"
    -- burn MyFolder to disc
    burn file_or_folder "~/MyFolder"
    
    -- burn the contents of the myImage.dmg image to disc
    burn disk_image "~/myImage.dmg"
    
    -- inspect the operations
    get properties of every operation
end tell

Running the Script

You can use the /Applications/AppleScript/AppleScript Utility program to enable Mac OS X’s built-in Script menu. To run the script, just select it from the menu. FastScripts and the free FastScripts Lite provide a similar menu that supports keyboard shortcuts and other features.