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Article #34025Re: Launch Finder Mac. Programming Secrets: Kastner
From: Bob Hablutzel
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 1988 13:58
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 1988 13:58
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> Need to call application B from application A. > I can use _launch from LightSpeed Pascal and pass it the name B, problem is > need to get back to A when B is done. I am not allowed to touch B's code > etc. but A is completely under my control. Is the whole approach wrong? > Should i use _chain instead? What would you do ? Help! You are trying to implement something called "Sublaunching". Sublauncing is generally frowned upon these days, what with MultiFinder and all that, but if you really, really want to do it, check out Tech Note 126, which documents the means to do just what you want. There is also some stuff to read in Tech Note 205. Bob Hablutzel BOB@NUACC.ACNS.NWU.EDU
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!husc6!uwvax!tank!nucsrl!bob From: bob@eecs.nwu.edu (Bob Hablutzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Launch Finder Mac. Programming Secrets: Kastner Message-ID: <10330077@eecs.nwu.edu> Date: 3 Nov 88 13:58:07 GMT References: <3425@hubcap.UUCP> Organization: Northwestern U, Evanston IL, USA Lines: 13