How to launch application and bring it to front using Cocoa api?

Question

I\'m very new to a cocoa programming and I can\'t find the way to do the following:

• Start a particular application by name
• Do some work
• Later

Answer 1

To start an application, use the NSWorkspace class: NSWorkspace Reference

Specifically, the launchApplication: function.

I don't know the answer of the activation part off my head. You can activate your own application with -[NSApplication activateIgnoringOtherApps:], but I don't know how to do it for other apps.