file.findApplication
| Syntax |
file.findApplication (creator)
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| Params |
creator is a string4 identifying of creator type of the application whose location is to be determined.
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| Action |
Determines the location of the application with the given creator type.
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| Returns |
The path to the application, if found, otherwise the empty string.
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| Examples |
file.findApplication ('BARC') » "System:Frontier 1.0:UserLand Utilities:BarChart:BarChart"
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| Notes |
All mounted volumes are searched, starting with the current system volume. If more than one version of the application is present on a volume, the path to the newest version is returned. The application whose path is returned is the same one that the Finder would launch to open a document with the indicated creator.
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| See Also |
file.getFileDialog
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