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From: amanda@intercon.com (Amanda Walker)
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Subject: Re: HELP!!! MultiFinder EXPERT NEEDED!!!
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Date: 1 Dec 89 17:23:07 GMT
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In article <328@hermix.UUCP>, lance@hermix.UUCP (Lance Ellinghouse) writes:
> We need to talk to someone that knows a lot about the internal 
> workings of MultiFinder (In System 6.0.x)!!
> 
> What we need is to ask MultiFinder if a program is still running..
> Apple cannot tell me, and I cannot find the information anywhere..
> PLEASE HELP!!

There is no sanctified way to do this.  However, the Autumn 1989 issue
of MacTech Quarterly (which should still be on the shelves) has an
article that goes over a lot of MultiFinder's undocumented calls,
including ones that will let you find out what applications are currently
running.

IF YOU USE THESE, THEY WILL PROBABLY BREAK SOON.

You could also take the cheap (and probably slightly more compatible)
route and just walk through the Apple menu looking for the name of the
application.  However, if your users rename it, you're out of luck.

--
Amanda Walker
InterCon Systems Corporation
amanda@intercon.com