Re: Is the Finder required?

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 18388
interpreted = N
texte = On 6/19/1998 9:23 pm, Kenneth Grome so noted...>Does the Finder need to be running in order for WebCatalog to perform >tasks such as [movefile], [deletefile], [writefile], [appendfile], >[delete], [append], [replace], etc.?All the WebCatalog file handlers look to work fine without the Finder running, including [sendmail].>Is the Finder needed for an [applescript] context to work properly?As long as you're not trying to talk to the Finder, this appears to work as well : )Of course, you'd want to try your particular [applescript] messaging to be sure it'd be ok in your arrangement. In my limited test, my FaceSpan app I was talking to behaved a little strangely (slow to initiate a network connection to another machine, drawing the wrong modal dialog window type, etc) but still worked.Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design300 First Avenue North, Suite 150 Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Is the Finder required? (Rob Marquardt 1998)
  2. Re: Is the Finder required? (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  3. Is the Finder required? (Kenneth Grome 1998)
On 6/19/1998 9:23 pm, Kenneth Grome so noted...>Does the Finder need to be running in order for WebCatalog to perform >tasks such as [movefile], [deletefile], [writefile], [appendfile], >[delete], [append], [replace], etc.?All the WebCatalog file handlers look to work fine without the Finder running, including [sendmail].>Is the Finder needed for an [applescript] context to work properly?As long as you're not trying to talk to the Finder, this appears to work as well : )Of course, you'd want to try your particular [applescript] messaging to be sure it'd be ok in your arrangement. In my limited test, my FaceSpan app I was talking to behaved a little strangely (slow to initiate a network connection to another machine, drawing the wrong modal dialog window type, etc) but still worked.Rob Marquardt Designer/Resident Wirehead Toast Design300 First Avenue North, Suite 150 Minneapolis MN 55401 612.330.9863 v 612.321.9424 f www.toastdesign.com Rob Marquardt

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