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Replacement for "Akua Sweets" in OSX
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Replacement for "Akua Sweets" in OSX


  • Subject: Replacement for "Akua Sweets" in OSX
  • From: Brennan <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 22:36:13 +0100

On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 21:16:35 +0100, Barbara Mueller <email@hidden> wrote:

> In system 9.2.2 I was using the scripting addtions "Akua Sweets"
> for the following commands:
>
> tell application "Finder"
> set theProg to path to creator "CARO"
> open theProg
> end tell
>
> This way I could open an application using its creator, avoiding to
> change the script after installing a new version of a program - which
> often had a different name than the old version.

This should do it:

tell application "Finder"
open application file id "CARO"
end tell

Brennan
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