Question 1: I am using the Apple Guide for the Location Manager, the Location Manager Apple Guide tells me that the software you need, the Apple Location Manager control panel, is not installed.
Answer: You have moved the Location Manager Control Panel out of the Control Panel folder inside the System Folder, or you have disabled the Location Manager with the Extensions Manager. Either move it back and restart or reactivate it in the Extensions Manager and restart to fix this.
Question 2: Do I need the Location Manager INIT enabled. I like to run a lean extensions folder and want to disable all the extensions that I can?
Answer: Yes you must have the Location Manager INIT enable to be able to use the Location Manager.
Question 3: I have selected in the Location Manager's Preferences to have the Location Manager Always ask me which Location to make active on startup, but it is not bringing up the dialog box?
Answer: You may have disabled the Location Manager INIT with the Extensions Manager. Make sure this extensions is active and installed in the Extensions Folder in the System Folder.
Question 4: Does the Location Manager use AppleScript to do it's magic?
Answer: No, you do not have to have AppleScript enabled in order to use the basic functions of the Location Manager. If you choose to have an AppleScript application be an Auto-Open Item then you will need to have AppleScript enabled. Also if you wish to use the Location Manager's Apple Guide then you will need to make sure AppleScript is enabled.
Question 5: The question mark for the Location Manager's Apple Guide in the upper right hand corner of the Location Manager window is dimmed, or if I click on it nothing happens?
Answer: Make sure the Apple Guide and AppleScript extensions are enabled in the Extensions Manager.
Question 6: I click the question mark to bring up the Location Manager's Apple Guide but it comes up to a blank Apple Guide button with the world Mobility entered but no headings or topics?
Answer: Make sure the file "Apple Location Mgr GA" is in the Extensions Folder inside the System Folder.
Question 7: My Location Manager control strip has a red X going through it?
Answer: You may have disabled the Location Manager INIT with the Extensions Manager. Make sure this extensions is active and in the Extensions Folder in the System Folder.
Question 8: Will there be other Modules I can use with the Location Manager?
Answer: In addition to the Modules that ship with the Location Manager software, Apple is also working with third-party developers to create additional Modules. Please refer to the Apple PowerBook web site http://www.powerbook.apple.com for information on additional Modules as they become available.
Question 9: Can the Location Manager mount servers when I change Locations?
Answer: Yes. Mount the server as normal, and then create an alias to it. Then in the Location add the Auto-Open Item Module and have it open this alias.
Question 10: If I set the Chooser to open the server at startup, switch to a Location that turns off AppleTalk, and restart, an alert box states: "An AppleShare system error occurred. (Please run the Chooser to activate AppleTalk)."
Answer: This is because the current Location does not have AppleTalk active. It is best use the Auto-Open Item Module to open an alias of the server as suggested in Question 39, that way only when you are at the location that needs this server will it try to mount.
Question 11: What if there is no Module written to do what I need it to do?
Answer: Remember that one of the Modules is Auto-Open Item. If what you need to do can be accomplished by using AppleScript, you can create an AppleScript application and then use the Auto-Open Item Module to open it up when you switch Locations.
Note: Apple Technical Support provides 90 day complimentary up and running support for AppleScript (installation, compatibility), but does not assist with creating or debugging scripts. Other resources for those wanted to get started with AppleScript include:
Answer: Yes, it is scriptable but not recordable. It supports the Required Suite (open, print, quit, run) and defines a Class called Location. Which can be used to get the Current Location selected, and to change the Current Location.
Note: Apple Technical Support provides 90 day complimentary up and running support for AppleScript (installation, compatibility), but does not assist with creating or debugging scripts. Other resources for those wanted to get started with AppleScript include:
Answer: Apple Location Manager only changes system settings when you tell it to; it does not automatically change settings at startup (although you can use Preferences in the Edit menu to have the program prompt you to change settings). If you want Apple Location Manager to switch to a specific location each time the computer starts up, you can create an AppleScript script that performs that task. Put the script in the Startup Items folder and the location you want will be set at startup. Open the location you want to use at startup, then create the script below. Using the Script Editor application, type the following lines (The following example is from the "Apple Location Manager Read Me" file):
tell application "Finder"
open file ((control panels folder as string) & "Location Manager")
tell application "Location Manager"
set current location to location "snd"
end tell
end tell
Copy the script above exactly and substitute the name of your location for "snd"; for instance, type "Sample" if you want the Sample location to be used each time you start up. When finished typing the script, launch "Location Manager" then compile the script.
Note: Apple Technical Support provides 90 day complimentary up and running support for AppleScript (installation, compatibility), but does not assist with creating or debugging scripts. Other resources for those wanted to get started with AppleScript include:
Answer: This would only be needed if you have multiple PPP configuration you would like to change with different Locations. Most users probably only have one Internet Service Provider (ISP). The Networking Module is capable of changing the TCP/IP control panel from say Ethernet to PPP. So this is all that would be needed. If you have multiple ISP, or use different phone numbers (different Configurations) depending on which Location you are at, you could add an Auto-Open Item with a Location to open the PPP control panel so then you would only have to change the configuration manually in the PPP control panel.
Question 15: What are the software components of Location Manager?
Answer: The Location Manager consist of the following software components:
Answer: A corrupted preference is causing the script to open. Trash the Location Manager preferences folder, restart, and set up Location Manager again. You will find that AppleScript will not open in this fashion again.
Other Apple Location Manager FAQ's can be found in the following articles:
Article 30118: Apple Location Manager: Frequently Asked Questions (1 of 3)
Article 31331: Apple Location Manager: Frequently Asked Questions (2 of 3)