Mac app to read system log file

[Phil Davis]

on mouseUp
    answer file "???"
    if it = empty then exit to top
    put "cat" && quote & it & quote into tCommand

    open elevated process tCommand for read
    if the result <> empty then exit to top -- user canceled
    read from process tCommand until EOF
    put it into fld 1
    close process tCommand
end mouseUp


Happy Thanksgiving!
Phil


On 11/24/10 12:04 PM, Bill Vlahos wrote:
> I have a Mac application to read log files that need administrative permission (sudo) to read. How can I prompt for this?
>
> Bill Vlahos
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