Auto mount disk image from USB stick ?

[michaelsanford]

Hi all, long time no chat

I've got Tiger and a Kensington DataTraveler (256 MB) partitioned in two: one 32 MB DOS16 and the remaining as a OS X extended journaled system that contains only one file: SECURE.dmg

Is it possible, either with an AppleScript action, or Tiger's new Automator, to have this (the disk image file) automatically mounted when I insert the stick (hook: when I mount its parent volume, the OS X extended partition) ? Password notwithstanding of course...

 

[bobw]

Did they just release you

Try recording an Applescript with Script Editor. Open and hit record, then plug the drive in and open the .dmg and see if it gives you a useable script.

 

[michaelsanford]

Hi bob, yeah I've been away for a while

I did just that, actually, and did get a one-liner that will mount the image. However, what I'm still lacking is a way to trigger it automatically when the parent volume is automounted.

This is the *only* time I regret not having an analogue to autorun.inf on OS X