Brian wrote:

> On Jul 1, 2010, at 9:14 AM, Brian S wrote:
> 
>> The above call to sharedApplication is apparently the key and its description sounds like it would solve my issue.
> 
> and it does. Inserting [NSApplication sharedApplication]; just prior to the NSAlert alloc/init allows it to run.


I hadn't tried displaying the alert without the call to requestUserAttention:. If I had, I may have realised that NSApplicationLoad(); is required. Looks like [NSApplication sharedApplication]; does same thing.

Bernie