Script to hide a program

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#1

How do I hide a program with a script?

Thanks for answers

Chris

#2

Here’s a couple examples…

Hide everything except ScriptDebugger:


tell application "System Events"
	set visible of (every process whose visible is true and name is not "ScriptDebugger") to false
end tell

Hide all Firefox windows:


tell application "System Events"
	set visible of (every process whose name contains "Firefox") to false
end tell

Those should probably cover most of the ways you’d want to use it. :slight_smile:

#3

Chris:

It would help us help you if you were a little more specific about your needs…

tell app “System Events”
set visible of application process “TextEdit” to false
end tell

Peter B.

#4

20 seconds that separate ships passing in the night…

Glad neither of us are on the Titanic.

PB

#5

Many thanks, you are to fast.
I wanted only to hide filemaker

Thanks again for the fast help
Chris

#6

if you are only interested in hiding filemaker… why not just command-h the bugger?

#7

What is the h-bugger?
I’m fairly new in the heaven of OSX, some expression I don’t knew.

Chris

#8

Hi Christophe,

I don’t know, but this line hides an application

tell application "System Events" to set visible of application process "myApp" to false

I don’t no either the exact spelling of Filemaker, so replace myApp to it