GetAppleEventTarget Function

Used to bring up a dialog box that allows the user to choose the target application on his computer or a networked computer. The dialog box shows computers on the left and applications on the right.

Syntax
result = GetAppleEventTarget( Prompt, ListLabel )

Parameters
Prompt | String | Prompt text that will appear as the header of the dialog box.
ListLabel | String | Label for the list of applications in the dialog box.

Return Value
Result | AppleEventTarget | Reference to target application.

# Notes

The applications list is labelled with the parameter ListLabel.

This function works under Mac OS "classic" only. In particular, it does not work under Carbon or Mac OS X.

# Example

The following example displays the Choose an App dialog box.

Dim AE as AppleEventTarget
AE=GetAppleEventTarget("Choose An App","Applications")