close a standalone with a parameter

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marc
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close a standalone with a parameter

Post by marc » Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:42 am

Is it possible to close a Rev standalone (exe) by sending it a parameter from another standalone?

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found it

Post by marc » Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:05 am

Typical -- you spend a couple of hours searching using the wrong search terms, post a request, then find it straightaway - the "kill" command :)

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Post by Mark » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:35 am

HI,

If you are on Mac OS X, "kill" is just plain wrong, even though it works. This would literally kill the programme, not allowing the application to clean up or to show a dialog "Do you really want to quit.". Instead, use AppleScript:

tell application "You Standalone" to quit

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