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From: lsr@Apple.COM (Larry Rosenstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Finding out What Application is Running
Keywords: Desk Accessories, CurApName
Message-ID: <22991@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 29 Dec 88 05:06:14 GMT
References: <9065@ut-emx.UUCP>
Organization: Advanced Technology Group, Apple Computer
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In article <9065@ut-emx.UUCP> jdm@ut-emx.UUCP (Jim Meiss) writes:
>
>	In my desk accessory, I need to tell whether I've been opened
>under Excel, because Excel always keeps its edit window as the
>frontmost window.

Checking the application signature is better than checking CurApName (since
user's can't change the signature), but there is nothing to say that the
next version of Excel won't have a different signature.  (Aldus and Adobe
have both done this with their respective programs.)

What is it that you are trying to do?  It might be better to check for the
undesirable window configuration, and work from there.  (That way if soem
other application does the same thing, you are still covered.)

		 Larry Rosenstein,  Object Specialist
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