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Determine if an application is available

You can use the two functions below to determine if an application is already running or if it is available on the host computer:

Function ApplicationIsRunning(ApplicationClassName As String) As Boolean
' returns True if the application is running
' example: If Not ApplicationIsRunning("Outlook.Application") Then Exit Sub
Dim AnyApp As Object
  On Error Resume Next
  Set AnyApp = GetObject(, ApplicationClassName)
  ApplicationIsRunning = Not AnyApp Is Nothing
  Set AnyApp = Nothing
  On Error GoTo 0
End Function

Function ApplicationIsAvailable(ApplicationClassName As String) As Boolean
' returns True if the application is available
' example: If Not ApplicationIsAvailable("Outlook.Application") Then Exit Sub
Dim AnyApp As Object
  On Error Resume Next
  Set AnyApp = CreateObject(ApplicationClassName)
  ApplicationIsAvailable = Not AnyApp Is Nothing
  Set AnyApp = Nothing
  On Error GoTo 0
End Function

 

Document last updated 2000-04-12 12:49:31      Printerfriendly version

User comments:
Ole P. from Norway wrote (2005-12-20 20:10:00 CET):
Re: very nice
You probably need to use something like this:
Set obj = CreateObject("MODI.Document")
This object can contain images where you set the compression type to e.g. TIFF.
For details, set a reference to the MS Office Document Imaging type library and use the Object Browser (press F2) to view details.
ILYAS KAZI from INDIA wrote (2005-12-20 15:52:14 CET):
very nice
may i know what is the application class name for TIFF (Microsoft office document imaging)

 

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