Applescript Shell Script

Question

This works in Terminal

sudo npm install ios-sim -g

so why does this not work in AppleScript:

do shell script "cd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm;" & "install ios-sim - g" with administrator privileges

glenn jackman · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-20 10:26:31Z

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You're not calling the same command and you're using different arguments:

npm install ios-sim -g
^^^                 ^^

versus

install ios-sim - g
^^^^^^^         ^ ^

answered Dec 20, 2013 at 10:26

glenn jackman

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adamh · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-20 07:33:43Z

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Could be a formatting issue, add a space after the semi-colon and remove the space on the -g arg.

eg,

do shell script "cd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm; " & "install ios-sim -g" with administrator privileges

Failing this, let us know what the result and/or error is in Applescript Editor.

answered Dec 20, 2013 at 7:33

adamh

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I'm Getting this error error "install: ios-sim: No such file or directory" number 71@adamh

does, do shell script "npm install ios-sim -g" work? Looks like you are browsing to a directory with a similar name to the command.