Re: Is the Finder required?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 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 Grome808-737-6499WebDNA Solutionsmailto:ken@webdna.nethttp://www.webdna.net
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>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 Grome808-737-6499WebDNA Solutionsmailto:ken@webdna.nethttp://www.webdna.net
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