iand@munnari.oz (Ian Robert Dobson) (11/27/88)
I am writing an application in which I want to be able to launch (NOT sublaunch) to other applications while passing the same information that the Finder does when it launches an application (so I can specify a document to open). Since the application heap will get cleared when my application dies, how do I ensure that the finder information sticks around. Also, do I just store the handle to the information in the same low-mem globals I can get it from, or is there something more to do? Ian R. Dobson University of Melbourne munnari.oz!iand
holland@m2.csc.ti.com (Fred Hollander) (11/28/88)
In article <2590@munnari.oz> iand@munnari.oz (Ian Robert Dobson) writes: >I am writing an application in which I want to be able to launch (NOT >sublaunch) to other applications while passing the same information that >the Finder does when it launches an application (so I can specify a >document to open). Since the application heap will get cleared when my The information that the application gets is in the global AppParmHandle. I don't recall the exact structure, but there is a document count, followed by a structure for each document that includes the filename, vRefNum and file type. >application dies, how do I ensure that the finder information sticks >around. Also, do I just store the handle to the information in the same >low-mem globals I can get it from, or is there something more to do? The information should remain intact until the application clears it or until you return to the Finder. Fred Hollander Computer Science Center Texas Instruments, Inc. holland%ti-csl@csnet-rela The above statements are my own and not representative of Texas Instruments.
odawa@well.UUCP (Michael Odawa) (11/29/88)
In article <2590@munnari.oz> iand@munnari.oz (Ian Robert Dobson) writes: >I am writing an application in which I want to be able to launch (NOT >sublaunch) to other applications while passing the same information that >the Finder does when it launches an application (so I can specify a >document to open). Since the application heap will get cleared when my >application dies, how do I ensure that the finder information sticks >around. The information you are referring to is contained in a block which is pointed to by the AppParmHandle ($AEC). The block is located in the System Heap, so it hangs aroung automatically when the Application Heap is reinitialized. What you want to do is grab the block, resize it, and then stuff it with your own values. See the structure described in IM II-56.