Re: How to find FSSpec of front Finder window?

[D Finnigan]

Don Bruder wrote:
> In article <jollyroger-0A13C...@news.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger <jolly...@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <vilain-A02C25....@news.individual.net>,
>> Michael Vilain <vil...@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
>>
>> > In article <jollyroger-F29A2...@news.individual.net>,
>> > Jolly Roger <jolly...@pobox.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > In article <barmar-5988A0....@news.eternal-september.org>,
>> > > Barry Margolin <bar...@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > In article <gastacara-...@macgui.com>,
>> > > > gast...@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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