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FAQ.How to launch an app using it's creator code?

Answer: Send an AppleEvent "oapp" with the creator code to the Finder ("MACS"):
Example
Dim a as AppleEvent
dim creator as string

creator = "MSIE" ' here the Internet Explorer

a = NewAppleEvent("aevt", "odoc", "MACS")
a.Timeout = -1

a.ObjectSpecifierParam("----") = GetUniqueIDObjectDescriptor("appf", nil, creator)

if not a.send then
msgBox "An error has occured"
else

end if

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