I copied iTunes 12.9.5.5 from the Apps folder of my Mojave installation, to the desktop of the Catalina installation. Ran the script in #37 above, created the .pkg file from the app in my Catalina desktop. Then I ran the installed iTunes, designated 13.9.5 in my Catalina apps folder, all on my Mac Pro 5,1 works a treat!
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Worth noting that every upgrade seems to remove iTunes requiring a reinstall. Keep the package handy so you don't need to recreate it every time.
iTunes downloaded all of your purchased apps? You should have disabled Automatic download of App in Preferences. To see what iTunes is downloading, open the activity window from the menu or with the shortcut ⌥⌘L.
I keep the iTunes in a folder ~/Applications
I suspect an update script cleans house presuming this is upgraded from Mojave.
[doublepost=1567289168][/doublepost]It looks like AppleEvents stopped working. Has anybody found a way to fix that?
It looks like AppleEvents are disabled when running iTunes under Catalina. Has anybody tried any workarounds?
What script doesn't work? I have some search services that work fine with iTunes opened.
Automator Quick Action with AppleScript. Here is the AppleScript part I use to search for apps in iTunes. It can be adapted for music, books, podcast and the rest.
Code:
on run {input, parameters}
set theText to (input as text)
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "+"
set theItems to every word of theText as string
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ""
set theURL to "itms://search.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/search?term="
tell application "iTunes"
activate
open location theURL & theItems & "&media=software"
end tell
end runDoes your version of iTunes running under Catalina accept AppleEvens and AppleScript (based on Events)?
Not working for me. Apps can’t export to iTunes either even after giving permission (FLACTunes, Logic Pro X).
Can’t drag more than one song at a time
Can’t drag more than one song at a time
Did you pay money for your script or is porn related?
Otherwise just post it so we can understand what is not working. Not working for me. Apps can’t export to iTunes either even after giving permission (FLACTunes, Logic Pro X).Can’t drag more than one song at a time
I haven't used FLACTunes before and I don't know what it did, but if you set the destination folder to ~Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Automatically Add to iTunes the files are added to the iTunes library. Dragging from where to where? I dragged ten mp3s into iTunes, then the songs from the library to a new playlist just as in Mojave.
After testing FLACTunes in Mojave I understood the problem. The app needs Automation permissions and Catalina doesn't display the dialog that allows users to grant it. System Preferences - Security & Privacy -Privacy - Automation is empty in Catalina beta 8.
You can wait for Apple to fix the bug in Catalina or you can try to manualy add apps to the list by disabling SIP and editing TCC.db with something like
You can wait for Apple to fix the bug in Catalina or you can try to manualy add apps to the list by disabling SIP and editing TCC.db with something like
Code:
sudo sqlite3 ~/Library/Application\ Support/com.apple.TCC/TCC.db "INSERT INTO access VALUES('kTCCServiceAppleEvents','com.edysoft.FlacTunes',0,1,1,?,NULL,0,'com.apple.iTunes',?,NULL,'UNUSED');"Dragging from any playlist to anywhere else. Selecting and dragging one song works, but as soon I select another dragging stops working altogether.
I don't have that problem.
Here is something funny, Catalina is now correcting iTunes to Podcasts in AppleScript.
For the script to work, the path of the app should be used instead of the name. So it should be tell application "/Applications/iTunes.app"
Any script from Doug's site.Did you pay money for your script or is porn related?
I haven't used FLACTunes before and I don't know what it did, but if you set the destination folder to ~Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Automatically Add to iTunes the files are added to the iTunes library. Dragging from where to where? I dragged ten mp3s into iTunes, then the songs from the library to a new playlist just as in Mojave.
Those are apps and the developer only updated 2 for Catalina. Test Join Together, it works https://dougscripts.com/itunes/2019/09/some-app-updates-for-catalina/
Re-Embed Artwork v2.7 doesn't work https://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=reembedartwork
It's an app that includes read-only scripts that need updating.
I have some of my own scripts to send AppleEvents to control volume from the Griffin PowerMate. Works great with Music, but I get errors from iTunes not accepting events. All that works fine on Mojave.
Is there a generic way to trigger AppleEvent acceptance from other apps or do you have to create a complete set of permutations?
Is there any difference to just copying iTunes and editing the plists directly? I might be missing something...
"Apple Events Entitlement
A Boolean value that indicates whether the app may prompt the user for permission to send Apple Events to other apps." https://developer.apple.com/documen...ts/com_apple_security_automation_apple-events
No, it shouldn't be.
