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  How to find FSSpec of front Finder window? gastacara@macgui.com (Cliff Huylebroeck) - 2011-12-02 18:56 +0000
    Re: How to find FSSpec of front Finder window? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2011-12-02 14:51 -0500
      Re: How to find FSSpec of front Finder window? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2011-12-02 15:50 -0600
        Re: How to find FSSpec of front Finder window? Tom Harrington <tph@pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> - 2011-12-02 16:52 -0700
        Re: How to find FSSpec of front Finder window? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2011-12-02 23:13 -0800
          Re: How to find FSSpec of front Finder window? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2011-12-03 08:45 -0600
            Re: How to find FSSpec of front Finder window? Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2011-12-03 08:54 -0800
              Re: How to find FSSpec of front Finder window? dog_cow@macgui.com (D Finnigan) - 2011-12-05 15:48 +0000
      Re: How to find FSSpec of front Finder window? gastacara@macgui.com (Cliff Huylebroeck) - 2011-12-05 15:47 +0000
        Re: How to find FSSpec of front Finder window? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2011-12-05 12:56 -0600
    Re: How to find FSSpec of front Finder window? gastacara@macgui.com (Cliff Huylebroeck) - 2011-12-05 15:50 +0000

#15982 — How to find FSSpec of front Finder window?

What is the shortest way to find the FSSpec of the front Finder window in OS
9.2.2?

I know how to find it with AppleScript:

tell application "Finder"
set x to item of container window 1
end tell

But I search a simple function for use in a C++ program.

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#15989

In article <gastacara-1322852201@macgui.com>,
 gastacara@macgui.com (Cliff Huylebroeck) wrote:

> What is the shortest way to find the FSSpec of the front Finder window in OS
> 9.2.2?
> 
> I know how to find it with AppleScript:
> 
> tell application "Finder"
> set x to item of container window 1
> end tell
> 
> But I search a simple function for use in a C++ program.

And you're asking here instead of c.s.m.programmer because...?

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#16003

In article <barmar-5988A0.14513902122011@news.eternal-september.org>,
 Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> In article <gastacara-1322852201@macgui.com>,
>  gastacara@macgui.com (Cliff Huylebroeck) wrote:
> 
> > What is the shortest way to find the FSSpec of the front Finder window in OS
> > 9.2.2?
> > 
> > I know how to find it with AppleScript:
> > 
> > tell application "Finder"
> > set x to item of container window 1
> > end tell
> > 
> > But I search a simple function for use in a C++ program.
> 
> And you're asking here instead of c.s.m.programmer because...?

c.s.m.programmer isn't dead?

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#16015

In article <jollyroger-F29A2A.15503002122011@news.individual.net>,
 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> In article <barmar-5988A0.14513902122011@news.eternal-september.org>,
>  Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> 
> > In article <gastacara-1322852201@macgui.com>,
> >  gastacara@macgui.com (Cliff Huylebroeck) wrote:
> > 
> > > What is the shortest way to find the FSSpec of the front Finder window in 
> > > OS
> > > 9.2.2?
> > > 
> > > I know how to find it with AppleScript:
> > > 
> > > tell application "Finder"
> > > set x to item of container window 1
> > > end tell
> > > 
> > > But I search a simple function for use in a C++ program.
> > 
> > And you're asking here instead of c.s.m.programmer because...?
> 
> c.s.m.programmer isn't dead?

Not dead, just pining for the fjords.

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#16027

In article <jollyroger-F29A2A.15503002122011@news.individual.net>,
 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> In article <barmar-5988A0.14513902122011@news.eternal-september.org>,
>  Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> 
> > In article <gastacara-1322852201@macgui.com>,
> >  gastacara@macgui.com (Cliff Huylebroeck) wrote:
> > 
> > > What is the shortest way to find the FSSpec of the front Finder window in 
> > > OS
> > > 9.2.2?
> > > 
> > > I know how to find it with AppleScript:
> > > 
> > > tell application "Finder"
> > > set x to item of container window 1
> > > end tell
> > > 
> > > But I search a simple function for use in a C++ program.
> > 
> > And you're asking here instead of c.s.m.programmer because...?
> 
> c.s.m.programmer isn't dead?

Even so, maybe the OP would be better off posting to the Apple Developer 
forums.  There's bound to be some 'old timers' there that might help.

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#16037

In article <vilain-A02C25.23130202122011@news.individual.net>,
 Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:

> In article <jollyroger-F29A2A.15503002122011@news.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <barmar-5988A0.14513902122011@news.eternal-september.org>,
> >  Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > 
> > > In article <gastacara-1322852201@macgui.com>,
> > >  gastacara@macgui.com (Cliff Huylebroeck) wrote:
> > > 
> > > > What is the shortest way to find the FSSpec of the front Finder window 
> > > > in 
> > > > OS
> > > > 9.2.2?
> > > > 
> > > > I know how to find it with AppleScript:
> > > > 
> > > > tell application "Finder"
> > > > set x to item of container window 1
> > > > end tell
> > > > 
> > > > But I search a simple function for use in a C++ program.
> > > 
> > > And you're asking here instead of c.s.m.programmer because...?
> > 
> > c.s.m.programmer isn't dead?
> 
> Even so, maybe the OP would be better off posting to the Apple Developer 
> forums.  There's bound to be some 'old timers' there that might help.

Just a note: I said that tongue in cheek. I haven't visited 
c.s.m.programmer in so long I have no idea if its alive or dead.  : )

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#16043

In article <jollyroger-0A13C4.08453503122011@news.individual.net>,
 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> In article <vilain-A02C25.23130202122011@news.individual.net>,
>  Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
> 
> > In article <jollyroger-F29A2A.15503002122011@news.individual.net>,
> >  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > In article <barmar-5988A0.14513902122011@news.eternal-september.org>,
> > >  Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > In article <gastacara-1322852201@macgui.com>,
> > > >  gastacara@macgui.com (Cliff Huylebroeck) wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > What is the shortest way to find the FSSpec of the front Finder 
> > > > > window 
> > > > > in 
> > > > > OS
> > > > > 9.2.2?
> > > > > 
> > > > > I know how to find it with AppleScript:
> > > > > 
> > > > > tell application "Finder"
> > > > > set x to item of container window 1
> > > > > end tell
> > > > > 
> > > > > But I search a simple function for use in a C++ program.
> > > > 
> > > > And you're asking here instead of c.s.m.programmer because...?
> > > 
> > > c.s.m.programmer isn't dead?
> > 
> > Even so, maybe the OP would be better off posting to the Apple Developer 
> > forums.  There's bound to be some 'old timers' there that might help.
> 
> Just a note: I said that tongue in cheek. I haven't visited 
> c.s.m.programmer in so long I have no idea if its alive or dead.  : )

You're safe enough calling it dead, I'm thinking. Both c.s.m.p.help and 
c.s.m.p.misc have pretty much dried to a trickle based on what I can see 
from eternal-september.

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#16149

Don Bruder wrote:
> In article <jollyroger-0A13C4.08453503122011@news.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> 
>> In article <vilain-A02C25.23130202122011@news.individual.net>,
>>  Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
>> 
>> > In article <jollyroger-F29A2A.15503002122011@news.individual.net>,
>> >  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> > 
>> > > In article <barmar-5988A0.14513902122011@news.eternal-september.org>,
>> > >  Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>> > > 
>> > > > In article <gastacara-1322852201@macgui.com>,
>> > > >  gastacara@macgui.com (Cliff Huylebroeck) wrote:
>> > > > 
>> > > > > What is the shortest way to find the FSSpec of the front Finder 
>> > > > > window 
>> > > > > in 
>> > > > > OS
>> > > > > 9.2.2?
>> > > > > 
>> > > > > I know how to find it with AppleScript:
>> > > > > 
>> > > > > tell application "Finder"
>> > > > > set x to item of container window 1
>> > > > > end tell
>> > > > > 
>> > > > > But I search a simple function for use in a C++ program.
>> > > > 
>> > > > And you're asking here instead of c.s.m.programmer because...?
>> > > 
>> > > c.s.m.programmer isn't dead?
>> > 
>> > Even so, maybe the OP would be better off posting to the Apple
>> > Developer
>> > forums.  There's bound to be some 'old timers' there that might help.
>> 
>> Just a note: I said that tongue in cheek. I haven't visited 
>> c.s.m.programmer in so long I have no idea if its alive or dead.  : )
> 
> You're safe enough calling it dead, I'm thinking. Both c.s.m.p.help and 
> c.s.m.p.misc have pretty much dried to a trickle based on what I can see 
> from eternal-september.
>

The original comp.sys.mac.programmer was removed with an rmgroup about 15
years ago.

comp.sys.mac.programmer.help looks like the best newsgroup for this
question.

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#16148

Barry Margolin wrote:
> And you're asking here instead of c.s.m.programmer because...?

Someone told me that I could ask my questions here.
So I thought that this was all that was left of UseNet.

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#16158

In article <gastacara-1323100028@macgui.com>,
 gastacara@macgui.com (Cliff Huylebroeck) wrote:

> I thought that this was all that was left of UseNet.

LOL!  Hardly.

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#16150

I don't need it anymore.
I had planned to use it in an extension,
but I chose another way to solve it.

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