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Re: Open existing instance of app from Emacs lisp?


From: David Wolff
Subject: Re: Open existing instance of app from Emacs lisp?
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:25:40 +0000 (UTC)

In article <WvqdnTMnNKJWDQDVnZ2dnUVZ_hydnZ2d@sysmatrix.net>,
B. T. Raven <nihil@nihilo.net> wrote:
> David Wolff wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I used "w32-shell-execute" to open apps, documents, and folders in a
> > very nice little menu, eg:
> > 
> >      (w32-shell-execute "open" "C:/WINDOWS/System32/calc.exe")
> > 
> > Then I discovered that, for applications, this always opens a new
> > instance instead of switching to an existing copy.  Just what I need, 14
> > copies of Calculator running.  :-)
> > 
> > So okay, I can use w32-window-exists-p to see if the app is already
> > running.  Now is there a way to activate the app from lisp?
> > 
> > Thanks --
> > 
> > David
> > 
> > (Remove "xx" to reply.)
> 
> Apparently someone called XSteve (an Austrian??) has put together 
> "sww.exe" and sww.el that will do what you want. Google on these. I 
> wasn't able to try them because I am missing mfc71.dll and I don't know 
> where to download it safely. If you have this dll you will probably be 
> able to switch between windows apps from within Emacs. The closest I can 
> get to what you want is:
> 
> (if (not (w32-window-exists-p nil "Calculator"))
> 
>    (w32-shell-execute "open" "C:/Winnt/System32/calc.exe"))
> 
> and then use Alt-Tab to bring up calculator.
> 
> By the way, the calc programs (simple and programmable) embedded within 
> Emacs are far superior to the msw Calculator program.

Thanks.  I found "sww.exe" and hope to not have to install a new .exe,
but I'll consider it.

I'm sure Emacs calc is superior, but for simple addition and subtraction
I didn't feel like learning yet another user interface...

Thanks --

David

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