Question On How to Script Opening and Monitoring an App

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Hi, this is the first time I’ve posted to this forum. I’m very new to Apple Script, and I’m still learning. I have a basic question on how to properly call an application to open from my script, then monitor from my script for when that application that I call opens. Finally, once that application is active, I would like to close/end my script. The application that I would call would reside in the user’s Downloads folder (say for example, it was just downloaded from a URL). Thank you for any assistance. I can post code if necessary, but it’s a mess (again very new to this). :slight_smile:

Model: MacBook Air
AppleScript: 2.5
Browser: Safari 537.36
Operating System: Mac OS X (10.12.5)

#2

Welcome to MacScripter

I don’t know if I really understand your question but the first line of this script

launch application "/Users/MyUser/Downloads/MyApp.app"
display dialog "application launched"

launches the application at given path and shows the dialog if the application finished launching.