"Application already open" message?

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From: Michael C. Berch
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1986 18:33

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After running a particular application, quitting normally, and 
attempting to launch it again from the Finder, I get the message

"This application is already open or is missing. Try again."

What does this mean? It is not mentioned in any manual that I have.
The application is obviously not "missing", nor is it already open
(e.g., with Switcher or Servant). The condition is cured only by rebooting.

I'm using System 3.1 (supplied by GCC; I can't get later versions to
work with my drive) and Finder 5.2 on a MacPlus with a HyperDrive 20.

Thanks in advance for any information.

Michael C. Berch
ARPA: (for now) mcb@lll-crg.arpa
UUCP: ...!lll-lcc!styx!mcb   ...!lll-crg!styx!mcb  ...!ihnp4!styx!mcb

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!brl-adm!rutgers!lll-crg!lll-lcc!styx!mcb
From: mcb@styx.UUCP (Michael C. Berch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: "Application already open" message?
Message-ID: <21002@styx.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Nov-86 13:33:52 EST
Article-I.D.: styx.21002
Posted: Wed Nov 12 13:33:52 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 12-Nov-86 21:55:26 EST
Reply-To: mcb@styx.UUCP (Michael C. Berch)
Organization: Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore CA
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