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Re: opening PowerPoint presentation without bringing to front?
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Re: opening PowerPoint presentation without bringing to front?


  • Subject: Re: opening PowerPoint presentation without bringing to front?
  • From: Bill Janssen <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:09:32 PDT
  • Comments: In-reply-to Joe <email@hidden> message dated "Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:52:48 -0700."

Joe <email@hidden> wrote:

> The "launch" command will normally start up an application without bringing it to the front.

"Normally" is the key word.  Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't.
According to Apple, launches always occur in the background, with AS
2.0.

>  open alias "DD6:Users:joe:Desktop:Anemia2009.ppt"

Ditto for "open".  Sometimes it opens on top, sometimes not.  YMMV.

Odd.

Bill
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