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Subject: Re: XFCN/XCMD for Application ListSKIP/NEWSGROUP
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From: priha@tik.vtt.fi (Ilkka Priha)
Date: 20 Jun 91 05:11:16 GMT
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References:<44601@netnews.upenn.edu> <1991Jun14.210904.10640@umiami.ir.miami.edu> <1991Jun19.205509.1420@guinness.idbsu.edu>


In article <1991Jun19.205509.1420@guinness.idbsu.edu> 
bcarter@claven.idbsu.edu (Bruce Carter) writes:
> >In article <44601@netnews.upenn.edu>, fosler@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (John 
Eric
> Fosler) writes:
> >> Does anyone know of a XFCN/XCMD that will return a list of the active
> >> applications under MultiFinder/System 7?
>
> You can do it without an XFCN if you want, try:
> 
> put menu Application into applications
> delete line 1 to 3 of applications (gets rid of the show/hide stuff)

Actually, in HyperCard 2.1 you have a new function, "the programs", which 
returns active applications in separate lines.

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