Script to start iSync, sync devices, then quit

Ask and you shall receive.
http://www.berko.tv/periodicisync/

It's not anything spectacular; it just works.

Is there a script like this to do something similar with backup? Id like to have the computer come on at say 2am, run the tasks in backup sequentially and then shutdown afterwards. Im a recent switcher so not sure where to look or go about doing this.

Thanks

Andrew

Strangely, I just set something like this up last night using an Applescript i found online & a daily 6am iCal event. It works great!

Script is:
tell application "System Events" to set iSyncRunning to
(number of items in (processes whose name is "iSync") is greater than 0)
tell application "iSync"
synchronize
repeat while (syncing is true)
delay 5
end repeat
if iSyncRunning is not true then quit
end tell

that's it... Just save the script somewhere and call it as a reminder action inside iCal and that's all you need.

Eric

This is almost identical to my Sync Now program, which has been available for months at:

http://mobile.feisar.com/
Hints, tips, software, themes & more for Apple Mac, iSync & Sony Ericsson users

Berko...any chance you could post your script on your site?

What about - syncing straight after bootup and then quit without a Quicksilver hotkey, but with a simple startup item?

I wrote a script just like this to make sure my devices were always in sync. First, I set the script to check if I have synched in the last three hours. If so, leave it alone; quit. Now, I have a cron job to run the little app every six hours and I use it as a "Returning to computer" phone event for Salling Clicker. It's as close as you can get to continuous synching.