NAME

Mac::Apps::Launch - Mac module to launch /quit applications

SYNOPSIS

    use Mac::Apps::Launch;
    my @apps = qw(R*ch Arch MPGP);
    my $path = "HD:System Folder:Finder";
    LaunchApps([@apps], 1) or warn $^E; # launch and switch to front
    LaunchApps([@apps])    or warn $^E; # launch and don't switch 
    LaunchApps($app, 1)    or warn $^E; # launch and switch to front
    LaunchSpecs($path, 1)  or warn $^E; # use path instead of app ID
    QuitApps(@apps)        or warn $^E; # quit all @apps
    QuitAllApps(@apps)     or warn $^E; # quit all except @apps
    IsRunning('MACS');                  # returns boolean for whether
                                        # given app ID is running
    SetFront('MACS')       or warn $^E; # set Finder to front
    Hide('MACS')           or warn $^E; # hide Finder
    Show('Finder', 1)      or warn $^E; # show Finder (1 == use name)

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 many other modules.

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

Hide and Show do not currently work on Mac OS X.

Apps that don't have signatures under Mac OS X currently aren't handled, except with LaunchSpecs().

EXPORT

Exports functions QuitApps, QuitAllApps, and LaunchApps, IsRunning, LaunchSpecs, SetFront, Hide, Show.

AUTHOR

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

Copyright (c) 1999-2003 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.

VERSION

v1.81, Saturday, April 12, 2003