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Re: "tell" to a running process
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Re: "tell" to a running process


  • Subject: Re: "tell" to a running process
  • From: Giuliano Gavazzi <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 23:42:02 +0000

At 10:24 am +1100 2002/03/15, Steven Angier wrote:
Giuliano Gavazzi wrote:

I am looking for a way to target a running copy of an application,
specified by its signature. I have to lookup the process as there are
in principle many copies of the application on disk, of which at most
one can be running at any one time.


[snip]

Is there a better an universal method?

The Macscript.com Library contains 20 process functions which work under both the classic
[...]

GetAppFile()
[...]

Thanks, so you would perhaps use GetAppFile to get the path to the target?
I would rather not use a scripting addition, otherwise I would write it. If my application + script (I am the author of both) can avoid adding extra system level items I am happier.

Giuliano

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