Hi,

On Sat, 24 Oct 1998 James Tolchard <kickass@...> wrote:

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I have a zip drive. One of my zip disks contains sensitive information. So
(snip)
I want to get hold of an extension that every hour (or so) will check if
the disk is in. If it is, it will prompt the user for a password (by way of
a dialog box if possible). If the password is correct, it will just go away
for the rest of the hour. But if the user enters an incorrect password, the
disk will be spat out, thereby requiring it to be remounted to be used
again (which means that you can only get in if you know the password).
(snip)
Also, if anyone can think of any other way around the problem (other than
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Does AppleScript have any way to time things?  If so, then perhaps you could Script something to accomplish your goal - Ask for a password after x minutes of inactivity, which you could bypass, perhaps with a simple key sequence.  No password or key sequence and the CD pops out.  Or, even simpler perhaps, no CD activity for y minutes and it pops out.
Just a thought - I know nothing about AppleScript - otherr than it is about time that I did.

Cheers,		PeterC