Launching a application

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#1

I’m bulding an app that uses InDesign CS. When I launch my app, InDesign CS also launches automaticly.
What i whant to do is to check if InDesign CS is installed in the users machine, and if it is, launch it and display a panel with a “progressindcator” while it’s lauching, then close it whn it’s done.

Dose anyone have any idea how to do something like this?

#2

I just found this out today at the FAQ on this site (general section):

I don’t have Indesign CS but from experience all of Adobe app’s have ‘Adobe’ at the front of their name so:

try
	ignoring application responses
		tell application "Adobe Indesign CS"
			activate
		end tell
	end ignoring
	-- insert code here for displaying panel and starting progress indicator
	tell application "Adobe Indesign CS"
		activate
	end tell
	-- insert code here for closing panel and stopping progress indicator
on error error_message number error_number
	display dialog "Error: " & error_number & return & error_message
end try

Go to http://macscripter.net/faq/general.php (and scroll down to ignoring app responses) for more information.

#3

Actually, of course you could just do this:

try
   -- insert code here for displaying panel and starting progress indicator
   tell application "Adobe Indesign CS"
       activate
   end tell
   -- insert code here for closing panel and stopping progress indicator
on error error_message number error_number
   display dialog "Error: " & error_number & return & error_message
end try

:stuck_out_tongue: How silly of me.