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From: stores@unix.SRI.COM (Matt Mora)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Is multifinder or finder running??
Message-ID: <6785@unix.SRI.COM>
Date: 12 Dec 89 19:12:34 GMT
References: <1451@gvgpvd.GVG.TEK.COM>
Reply-To: stores@unix.UUCP (Matt Mora)
Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
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In article <1451@gvgpvd.GVG.TEK.COM> andyp@gvgpvd.GVG.TEK.COM (Andy Peterman) writes:
>ARGH!!!!   I can't stand it anymore.  Here's method of determining if
>MultiFinder is running (in C):
>
>        WindowPtr deskTop;      /* usable if mfActive is false */
>        Boolean mfActive;       /* true if MultiFinder is running */
>
>        GetWMgrPort (&deskTop);
>        mfActive = (PtrZone ((Ptr)deskTop) == GetZone());
>

>Andy Peterman
>andyp@gvgpvd.gvg.tek.com

Here's another way 
(qouted from John Norstad article # 48669)

"When using Disinfectant to repair WDEF infections, you 
must use Finder instead of MultiFinder. Under MultiFinder 
the Desktop files are always Rbusy,S and Disinfectant is 
not able to repair them. If you try to repair using 
MultiFinder, you will get an error message."

Check the desktop file and see if its busy :-)


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Matthew Mora
SRI International                       stores@unix.sri.com
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