launch.appleMenu

Syntax launch.appleMenu (item)

Params item is a string containing the exact name of an item appearing on the Macintosh's Apple menu list.

Action Runs an item that appears in the first menu, the Apple menu.

Returns True if the launch is successful, false otherwise.

Examples launch.appleMenu ("Calculator")

   » true

Platform Notes This verb is only implemented in the Mac OS version of Frontier.

Errors If you attempt to launch an item that does not appear on the Apple menu, Frontier returns false but no error message is generated.

Notes This verb will run a desk accessory on a Macintosh running System 6.0 or earlier. On a Macintosh running System 7.0 or later, it launches anything that appears on the Apple menu.

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