tell application “Finder”
if exists disk “Shared_Vol” then
else
mount volume “afp://user@myserver.com/Shared_Vol”
end if
if exists disk “input” then
else
mount volume “smb://user:passw0rd@mywindowsbox.com/input”
end if
end tell
To run it from command line or crontab:
osascript theAppleScript.scpt
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#myExpectFile.exp
#Disable’s expect’s default 10 seconds timeout
set timeout -1
spawn ftp user@ftp.myhost.com
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