Re: list of (non-background) processes
Re: list of (non-background) processes
- Subject: Re: list of (non-background) processes
- From: Kai <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 03:44:00 +0100
on Sun, 13 Apr 2003 20:41:16 +1000, Adam Hinshaw <email@hidden>
wrote:
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just replying to my own post from last week.
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i ended up finding a simplistic way to do this and thought some one else may
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find it useful.
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tell application "System Events"
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tell process "Dock" to set dockStuff to title of every UI element
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set runningApps to {}
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set procs to the title of application processes
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repeat with curApp in dockStuff
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if curApp is in procs then
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set runningApps to runningApps & curApp
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end if
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end repeat
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end tell
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return runningApps
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Bit dodgy, i know and dependent on Apple not alter the System Events beta
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and the Dock too much, but hey it works now :)
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> im trying to get a list of the current running processes on OSX (10.2+).
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> the trick is i'm after those non background-only apps, i guess its the
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> equivalent to what the dock shows as running apps.
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> so 'tell application "System Events" to get the application processes' wont
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> cut it. I've tried a couple of filtering attempts with System Events but
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> can't find a consistent set of properties that will give the background-only
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> kind of test im after. (Using the new UI beta version + also tried with the
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> old one)
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> Any one have any ideas ?
Did you try this one, Adam?
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tell application "System Events" to [NoBreak]
(processes whose file type is not "appe")'s name
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Just a thought...
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Kai
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