Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Process.IsFrontMost

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Process.IsFrontMost

Checks if FileMaker is the frontmost application.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
Process	2.9	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

MBS( "Process.IsFrontMost" ) More

Parameters

none

Result

Returns 1 if FileMaker is frontmost and 0 if not.

Description

Checks if FileMaker is the frontmost application.
If the function returns zero, you can call Process.SetFrontMost to move FileMaker to the front.
Added support for Windows in plugin version 4.2.

Examples

Check if we are in background and move us to front:

If [ MBS( "Process.IsFrontMost" ) = 0 ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "Process.SetFrontMost" ) ]
End If

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 25th November 2019

Process.GetCurrentDirectory - Process.IsRunning

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