How to launch two terminal commands with delay thru applescript or automator?

Question

I need to launch two terminal commands thru applescript/automator with delay between them.

Absolutely don't know how to do it thru applescript, so I tried to do it thru automator and here what it says when i try to launch PRLCTL command: ***'sh: prlctl: command not found'.

Commands:

open -a Parallels\ Desktop

prlctl start "Windows 10"

Launching them directly thru terminal is working. Can somebody help me with figuring out how can I save it in one file and launch these two comand with it.

Answer 1

The PATH passed to a do shell script command in AppleScript, or a do shell script command in a Run AppleScript action in an Automator workflow, or a Run Shell Script action in an Automator workflow is /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin, and any executable called that is not within that PATH, then the fully qualified pathname needs to be used.

In AppleScript use the do shell script command, e.g.,:

do shell script "open -a 'Parallels Desktop'; /path/to/prlctl start 'Windows 10'"

In Automator you can use a Run AppleScript action with the same do shell script command as above.

Or use a Run Shell Script action with, e.g.,:

open -a 'Parallels Desktop'
/path/to/prlctl start 'Windows 10'

If you need a delay between the commands add, e.g., sleep n when n is the number of seconds to delay, e.g.,:

In the do shell script command, e.g.,:

do shell script "open -a 'Parallels Desktop'; sleep n; /path/to/prlctl start 'Windows 10'"

Or in the Run Shell Script action, e.g.,:

open -a 'Parallels Desktop'
sleep n
/path/to/prlctl start 'Windows 10'