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Unscripted Friday: Internet Sharing Toggle (Applescript)

File: toggleinternetsharing.scpt
Language: Applescript
Download: http://gist.github.com/112789
Background: At work, I often share the Ethernet connection of my Macbook Pro over Airport, so that my iPhone can connect over Wi-Fi. However, at the end of the day, I switch Internet Sharing back off to free up the Airport, so that I can go online with my notebook wirelessly again on the go. I wanted a way to perform this task with just one click, and Applescript was my answer.

-- Internet Sharing Toggler: Toggle Internet Sharing on/off in OS X
-- 2009 May 16. Written for OS X 10.5.x.
-- Gordon Mei
-- Feel free to use and distribute however you'd like.

tell application "System Preferences"
  activate
  tell application "System Events"
    tell process "System Preferences"
      delay 0.5 --for running script again shortly after
      click menu item "Sharing" of menu "View" of menu bar 1
      delay 0.5
      tell window "Sharing"
        tell group 1
          tell scroll area 1
            tell table 1
              tell row 10 --"Internet Sharing"
                click checkbox 1
              end tell
            end tell
          end tell
        end tell
        delay 0.5
        if (exists sheet 1) then
          tell sheet 1
            click button "Start"
          end tell
        end if
      end tell
    end tell
    delay 0.1
    keystroke "w" using command down
  end tell
end tell