NAME

Mac::Apps::Launch - MacPerl module to launch applications

SYNOPSIS

        use Mac::Apps::Launch;
        my @apps = qw(R*ch Arch MPGP);
        LaunchApps([@apps], 1) || warn($^E); # launch and switch to front
        LaunchApps([@apps])    || warn($^E); # launch and don't switch 
        QuitApps(@apps)        || warn($^E); # quit @apps
        QuitAllApps(@apps)     || warn($^E); # quit all except @apps

DESCRIPTION

Simply launch or quit applications by their creator ID. The Finder can be quit in this way, though it cannot be launched in this way.

This module is used by several other modules.

This module as written does not work with MacPerls prior to 5.1.4r4.

EXPORT

Exports functions QuitApps(), QuitAllApps(), and LaunchApps().

HISTORY

v.1.40, August 3, 1998

Only launches application if not already open; e.g., won't launch newer version it finds if older version is open.

v.1.31, May 18, 1998

Added AEDisposeDesc() (D'oh!). Dunno why I forgot this.

v.1.3, January 3, 1998

General cleanup, rewrite of method implementation, no longer support versions prior to 5.1.4r4, addition of Quit methods, methods return undef on failure (most recent error in $^E, but could be multiple errors; oh well).

AUTHOR

Chris Nandor <pudge@pobox.com> http://pudge.net/

Copyright (c) 1998 Chris Nandor. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. Please see the Perl Artistic License.

VERSION

Version 1.40 (03 August 1998)