On 6 Dec 2004, at 12:11, Keuja wrote: > In a batch script shell, I want to wake-up my screen (interrupt the > screen) to show the result when my very long script is finished. System Preferences -> check "Enable access for assistive devices". In terminal: osascript << *END* tell application "Finder" to activate tell application "System Events" tell process "Finder" keystroke "x" end tell end tell *END* There may be a better command to issue, but this works on my iMac via SSH. HTH Simon Forster _____________________________________________________ LDML Ltd, 62 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5HZ, UK Tel: +44 (0)870 1999 780 Fax: +44 (0)70 9230 5247 _____________________________________________________