Hi Bob, > Am 09.05.2018 um 19:05 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: > > Here is what I do and it works a peach. Assuming tPath is a valid path to a > folder: > > if tPlatform contains "Win" then > replace "/" with "\" in tPath > put "explorer " & quote & tpath & quote into theCmd > put shell(theCmd) into theResult > else > put "property the_path : " & quote & tPath & quote & cr into theCmd > put "set the_folder to (POSIX file the_path) as alias" & cr after theCmd > put "tell application " & quote & "finder" & quote & cr after theCmd > put "activate" & cr after theCmd > put "reveal the_folder" & cr after theCmd > put "end tell" & cr after theCmd > do theCmd as appleScript > end if > > This should probably also be in the master library.
Or maybe this slightly shorter verison: ... launch document tPath ... :-D > Bob S > >> On May 9, 2018, at 08:32 , Douglas Ruisaard via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks, as always, for the responses. Getting old means you forget about the >> differences between Commands and Functions... but anyway >> My MAIN question was whether there was a way to get LC to make a desktop >> window THE active, top-most window... next necessarily the LC's window (in >> my case) but ANY window for that matter. Best Klaus -- Klaus Major http://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
