[comp.binaries.mac] Macintosh Technical Notes - 232 Strip With _OpenResFile and _OpenRFPerm

bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) (05/04/89)

[Macintosh Technical Notes - 232 Strip With _OpenResFile and _OpenRFPerm - 4/89]

This Technical Note discusses a  bug  in  _OpenResFile  and  _OpenRFPerm
which  can  cause  system  crashes  and  what  you  can do to avoid this
problem.

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