Re: Find path of an application
Re: Find path of an application
- Subject: Re: Find path of an application
- From: Rakesh Singhal <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 22:05:07 +0530
These APIs are proper but if I can not use the carbon framework(not
daemon safe) in that case, I can not use these APIs. Then which APIs
to use instead of LSFindApplicationForInfo()? Need to support 10.4 and
10.5 both.
Regards
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Jean-Daniel Dupas
<email@hidden> wrote:
>
> 1. Use Process Manager and search for bundle id or creator.
> 2. Use LaunchServices API (see LSFindApplicationForInfo() ).
> 3. Use Launch Services again. (see LSOpenApplication() ).
>
>
> Le 16 déc. 08 à 10:00, Rakesh Singhal a écrit :
>
>> I am done with finding the process is running or not. Thanks a lot.
>> Still I am stuck with second issue to find the path to my application
>> in my system. Actually there are 3 steps:
>>
>> 1. To know that application is running or not? Now it is done.
>> 2. If not then get the path of application where it was installed
>> (user can change the path during installation).
>> 3. Launch the application.
>>
>> My code is standard C++ tool so I want to use only C and C++ APIs.
>> Please suggest me.
>>
>> Regards
>> rksinghal
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 6:58 PM, Jean-Daniel Dupas
>> <email@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>> The name of an application is not reliable.
>>> You should never have to use it to identify an application.
>>> Use the Application Bundle identifier, or the application creator
>>> instead.
>>>
>>> Le 15 déc. 08 à 14:12, Rakesh Singhal a écrit :
>>>
>>>> I think I need to use GetNextProcess and but I am not clear to use it
>>>> to know about that my application is running or not. I know only about
>>>> the name of my application and I have to iterate over GetNextProcess
>>>> and use sysctl API. But i do not know how to know taht it is my
>>>> application or not :-( how to relate name of application nad process
>>>> serial number?
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Jean-Daniel Dupas
>>>> <email@hidden> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Le 15 déc. 08 à 11:45, Rakesh Singhal a écrit :
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think these are general queries still I am not aware of answer of
>>>>>> following queries:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1. I create a package for MyApp application and option is given to
>>>>>> user to change the path to install the MyApp application. Now in my
>>>>>> code, I want to find out the path of MyApp application so that I can
>>>>>> access it. So how to get the path of application?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Are you taking about Cocoa App, Carbon App, BSD tool ?
>>>>> For Cocoa App, use NSBundle API
>>>>> For Carbon App use CFBundle API (works with Cocoa too)
>>>>> For BSD tool, I think _NSGetExecutablePath() will do the trick
>>>>> (<mach-o/dyld.h>)
>>>>>
>>>>>> 2. MyApp is running on my system and I need to find out that is it
>>>>>> running or not then how to find out?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What do you mean by "find out" ? The simple answer is have a look at
>>>>> activity monitor but you may want to determine it programatically.
>>>>>
>>>>> Same as above. Which kind of App ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cocoa: Iterate over -[NSWorkspace launchedApplications]
>>>>> Carbon: Use Process Manager API.
>>>>> BSD: use sysctl.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://developer.apple.com/qa/qa2001/qa1123.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
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