create an alias on the dock of OSX

[jmburnod]

Hi All

Is there a way to create an alias on the dock
I readed the entry for createalias in dictinary but
i didnt a doc about dock path

Jean-Marc

[Klaus]

Bonjour Jean-Marc,

this is only possible via AppleScript or SHELL (first hit in GOOGLE ):
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?s ... 9170450489

Best

Klaus

[Mark]

Hi Jean-Marc,

Before following Klaus' advice, you need to check whether the item already exists in the dock. If it already exists, you don't want to add it again.

Use the following line to retrieve info about all the items in the dock:

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put shell("defaults read com.apple.dock persistent-apps") into myDockItems

Now parse the info in myDockItems and check if it contains your item. If it does't, then proceed as suggested by Klaus.

Best,

Mark

[jmburnod]

Hi Klaus and Mark,

Thank
I'll cooking with shell first time

Best

Jean-Marc

[FourthWorld]

If you plan on submitting your app to the forthcoming OS X App Store, you may want to skip this feature. IIRC apps that install icons to the Dock will be rejected from the new App Store.

[jmburnod]

Hi Richard,

If you plan on submitting your app to the forthcoming OS X App Store, you may want to skip this feature. IIRC apps that install icons to the Dock will be rejected from the new App Store.

Thank for this

All the best

Jean-Marc