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Component: RunTask
Launch applications and command line tools with parameters and query their status.
See also Shell functions.
| Name | Description | Mac/Win | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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