AppleScript

SwitchBack supports the required AppleEvent suite, and is AppleScript-aware.  You can use AppleScript to execute a series of synchronizations automatically.  Programs that permit scheduled execution of scripts can permit you to do a daily synchronization, and then shut the machine off.  This capability is very powerful, and extends SwitchBack’s usefulness.

The following script launches SwitchBack (if it is not already running), brings it to the front and opens four SwitchBack documents in sequence.  These documents should be set to start automatically.  Once completed, SwitchBack is told to quit.  The final command sends a “Shut Down” event to the Finder to turn the machine off.

tell application "SwitchBack 2.7"

activate

open alias "Flying Disc:SwitchBack Documents:Data"

open alias "Flying Disc:SwitchBack Documents:Dev 1"

open alias "Flying Disc:SwitchBack Documents:Dev 2"

open alias "Flying Disc:SwitchBack Documents:Libraries"

quit

end tell

tell application "Finder" to shut down

If you are using AppleScript, you should set SwitchBack’s preference After Auto-Start to Do Nothing.  In this way SwitchBack will remain the frontmost application for each document opened, while AppleScript controls it from the background.