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Component: RunTask
Launch applications and command line tools with parameters and query their status.
Deprecated. Please use newer Shell functions.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| RunTask.AddArgument Adds the argument that should be used to launch the executable to the arguments list. | Mac/Win 4.1 |
| RunTask.GetArgument Queries the argument with given index. | Mac/Win 3.1 |
| RunTask.GetArgumentCount Returns the number of arguments. | Mac/Win 3.1 |
| RunTask.GetCurrentDirectoryPath Returns the task's current directory. | Mac/Win 3.1 |
| RunTask.GetLaunchPath Returns the path of the executable. | Mac/Win 3.1 |
| RunTask.GetVerb Returns the verb string. | Win only 3.2 |
| RunTask.IsRunning Returns whether the receiver is still running. | Mac/Win 3.1 |
| RunTask.Launch Launches the task represented by the receiver. | Mac/Win 3.1 |
| RunTask.NewTask Creates a new task. | Mac/Win 3.1 |
| RunTask.ProcessIdentifier Returns the receiver's process identifier. | Mac/Win 3.1 |
| RunTask.ReadErrorText Reads what is in the buffer for the error stream. | Mac only 4.1 |
| RunTask.ReadOutputText Reads what is in the buffer for the output stream. | Mac only 4.1 |
| RunTask.SetArguments Sets the command arguments that should be used to launch the executable. | Mac/Win 3.1 |
| RunTask.SetCurrentDirectoryPath Sets the current directory for the receiver. | Mac/Win 3.1 |
| RunTask.SetLaunchPath Sets the path to be launched. | Mac/Win 3.1 |
| RunTask.SetVerb Sets the verb, that specifies the action to be performed. | Win only 3.2 |
| RunTask.Terminate Sends a terminate signal to the receiver and all of its subtasks. | Mac/Win 3.1 |
| RunTask.TerminationReason Returns the reason the task was terminated. | Mac only 3.1 |
| RunTask.TerminationStatus Returns the exit status returned by the receiver's executable. | Mac only 3.1 |
| RunTask.Wait Waits for current task to terminate. | Mac only 6.4 |
| RunTask.WriteInputText Writes text to the input buffer for the app. | Mac only 4.1 |
21 functions.
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