---
title: kAEDontExecute
framework: coreservices
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: coreservices/kaedontexecute
---

# kAEDontExecute

## Declaration

```swift
var kAEDontExecute: Int { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The execution preference—your application is sending an Apple event to itself for recording purposes only—that is, you want the Apple Event Manager to send a copy of the event to the recording process but you do not want your application actually to receive the event.