Kevin Miller wrote:
>
> On 11/5/00 3:39 pm, Leston Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Okay, I'll completely expose my ignorance about the Mac now...
> >
> > How do I identify "theApp" used in this example? In Windows I give it a
> > filename. I could look in registry to find out if and where the app is
> > located.
> > Or I could give the file name unqualified (no path), then Windows will search
> > the dir's in its PATH environment variable to try and find it.
> >
> > I have no idea about how the Mac handles such things. I know Launch works
> > with a filename, but how do I know where the app is located? Or can I use a
> > descriptive name like "Finder", if so what would it be? Or an unqualified
> > filename?
>
> I don't know any way to locate the application on the Mac, short of asking
> the user to select it in an answer file dialog.
This brings me to some questions:
1) Does the Mac Desktop DB still contain the same stuff in the newer OS
versions that it always did (back in System 7.x days)?
2) Does the Mac Desktop DB (or any other invisible file) contain info
about the current location of apps?
3) If (2) is true, what would it take to:
a) hack the Desktop DB for info until
b) MC includes access to the info
Inquiring minds want to know!
Phil
>
> Regards,
>
> Kevin
>
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