How can I know how my app was launched on Mac OS?

Asked Jul 14 '11 at 02:27

Active Jul 14 '11 at 04:39

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I've got a problem, and have been looking for a solution for a long time.

I made a application which has an option which will launch the app automatically when the system starts using Launch Services.

If application is launched by the user (ie. opening the .app) I want to do something.
If application is launch by Launch Services when the system starts I want to do another thing.

So I need to know how the app was launched: by the System (Launch Services loading the app when the computer turns on) or User (User opening the .app in the Finder).

How can I get this information? Any suggestions are weclome.

prethanks.

edited Jul 14 '11 at 04:39

Coxy

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asked Jul 14 '11 at 02:27

dinosaur

Between your English and your question, you might hv to give points to everyone who understand you :) – uncaught_exceptions Jul 14 '11 at 02:52
Thanks for your replay,I will try my best to make it easy to understand. – dinosaur Jul 14 '11 at 03:14
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I think that this question is very clear and excellent... – toto_tata Jan 04 '13 at 16:40
See here : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12465100/know-if-the-user-launched-an-app Even if it doesn't really help me... – toto_tata Jan 04 '13 at 16:52
See also: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5597328/mac-os-x-open-application-at-login-without-showing-the-main-window – toto_tata Jan 04 '13 at 17:00

How can I know how my app was launched on Mac OS?

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