Re: Is the Finder required?

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 18387
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. > Thanks, Rob, I was mainly concerned about the file handlers working without the Finder, so if they work okay, then maybe it's not too bad to try running without it ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net 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. > Thanks, Rob, I was mainly concerned about the file handlers working without the Finder, so if they work okay, then maybe it's not too bad to try running without it ... :)Sincerely, Ken Grome 808-737-6499 WebDNA Solutions mailto:ken@webdna.net http://www.webdna.net Kenneth Grome

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