[comp.sys.amiga.programmer] NEEDED:FileRequester or Details for ARP FileRequester

kyp@stsci.EDU (Mark Kyprianou) (04/23/91)

Can anyone provide the C code for a "good" file requester or provide the
C code to call the ARP FileRequester?   I have tried calling the ARP
requester, but have had problems.   The ARP problems I am having are with
linking.

The ARP docuemntation mentions arpc.o, but does not mention how to create it.
It does contain LatticeGlue.a, which I assembled, but does not mention how 
to link it in.

Can I use a normal OpenLibrary(ArpBAse) to access arp.library?  If yes,
are there any advantages/disadvantages to this method or the GLUE method.

I am using Lattice 5.04.

	Thanks in advance,
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colin_fox@ice.outbound.wimsey.bc.ca (Colin Fox) (04/24/91)

>Can anyone provide the C code for a "good" file requester or provide the
>C code to call the ARP FileRequester?   I have tried calling the ARP
>requester, but have had problems.   The ARP problems I am having are with
>linking.

Why not use the req.library file requester? Personally, I think it's the
greatest, and there are also a lot of other nice requester functions in
req.library that you can use, too.

Also, with Lattice (and I suppose Aztec, now), you don't need to link to
glue-code. We supply pragma files so that the Lattice compiler can call req
functions directly, like it calls system functions.

I am one of the authors of req.library, and currently it's keeper. If you need
more info, please ask. :)

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