Macintosh Catalogue Files - Automator Fix

''The following guide by Gulli is intended to fix a problem whereby, on injecting an agent into a Macintosh Creatures Exodus game, the catalogue files extract to the wrong directory. The solution is to use Automator, one of OS X's inbuilt scripting systems.''

Follow these instructions carefully, I accept no responsibility if you do something wrong and mess things up (as I did while experimenting).
 * 1) Go into your Applications folder, right-click or command-click on the Docking Station icon.
 * 2) Select "Show Package Contents" from the menu that appears.
 * 3) Go into the Contents folder, then the MacOS folder, then the Data folder.
 * 4) Find the Catalogue folder, and make an alias of it. (Right-click or command-click on it and choose "Make Alias".) This creates a file called "Catalogue alias".
 * 5) Move said Catalogue alias to the desktop, or somewhere you will find it easily later.
 * 6) Open Automator from your Applications folder.
 * 7) Select "Get Specified Finder Items" from the list on the left (if you can't find it, use the search function) and double-click on it, so it appears in the box on the right as step 1.
 * 8) Click on the + and select " / Library/Preferences/ Creature Labs/Docking Station/data/Catalogue", then click "open".
 * 9) Select "Get Folder Contents" from the list on the left (if you can't find it, use the search function) and double-click on it, so it appears in the box on the right as step 2.
 * 10) Select "Move Finder items" from the list on the left (if you can't find it, use the search function) and double-click on it, so it appears in the box on the right as step three.
 * 11) Drop down the box that (probably) says "Desktop", and click on "Other" at the bottom.
 * 12) Select the Catalogue alias that you made earlier.
 * 13) Tick the box for "Replacing existing files."
 * 14) Choose "Save as plug-in..." from the File menu.
 * 15) Name it DS Catalogue Fix, or something. In the "Plug-in for" menu, chose "Folder Actions", then attach it to the Catalogue folder using the menu that appears.
 * 16) Save it.
 * 17) Go to your Catalogue folder, and make sure that Folder Actions are enabled (right-click or command-click and choose it from the menu).
 * 18) Hopefully, your catalogue folder will now be empty! That means that everything has gone perfectly and the catalogues have successfully been moved and will now work in-game. If not, choose "Attach folder action" and add your script.

Notes:


 * A little robot thing will appear in your dock for a few seconds every time this script runs. This is a sign that the script is working and is nothing to worry about.


 * Catalogues used for item descriptions might not work immediately, but will work next time you open a world. This is normal, don't worry.

Related Links

 * Macintosh Creatures Evolution Engine
 * Macintosh Creatures Exodus