getting app classname from path

[Silvester]

Is there any way to be able to get the classname of an app from the path ?

On my A2000 form, users are allowed to browse the hdd for any app.
The path to that app is then stored as a string in my table.
Clicking the Test button will launch the app.
Before shelling that external app from my A2000 form, I need to be able to
check if it is already running or the shell command will generate an error.

For this I need to be able to get the classname of the app selected from its
path. I can then test eg: fIsAppRunning("Word",True) using dev ashish's
code.

Would appreciate any wisdom.

 

['69 Camaro]

Hi, Silvester.

Is there any way to be able to get the classname of an app from the path ?

Only if you strategically name a directory or subdirectory in that path.
For example, the path:

C:\Sales\Training\opusApp\

.... contains the ClassName "opusApp" which indicates Microsoft Word
documents in that directory. This isn't very practical. You'll probably
need to use a different approach, but perhaps mere error handling would be
appropriate for your VBA procedure.

HTH.

Gunny

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