Can someone tell me why this takes so long?

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#1

Hi There,

The script below seems to take between 3-5 seconds to return an answer, please can someone tell me why that is.

tell application "System Events"
	if exists process "Safari" then
		set x to 1
		else
		set x to 0		
	end if
end tell

Thanks

Nick

#2

hi nick,

on my dual 450 running 10.4.7 it takes less than a second. i’ve got 512mb of ram, and am running FireFox, Terminal, TextEdit, and iTunes (oh, and i tried it w/ Safari running too–no difference).

HTH.

ps–the only change i made is below. wanted the answer, doncha know :smiley:


tell application "System Events"
	if exists process "Safari" then
		set x to 1
	else
		set x to 0
	end if
end tell

display dialog x
#3

Hi Technik

Less than a second here also…

2ghz dual G5 with a lot of apps open…

cheers

#4

0.09s

MacBook Pro 17"
2.16 GHz
2GB Ram
10.4.7

#5

It may be that either System Events or Safari is busy doing (scripting or other) tasks.
Try calling another app via System Events to see if that helps or either (force-) quit System Events or Safari and launch it again.
Safari is generally busy when many pop-up of moving graphics are active.

#6

Hi,

Also, fyi here’s a different version:

tell application “System Events” to set x to (exists process “Safari”) as integer

gl,