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Article #18826Re: New master pointer query.
From: drc
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1987 15:16
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1987 15:16
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In article <3819@ecsvax.UUCP>, wmcb@ecsvax.UUCP (William C. Bauldry) writes: > > > Having little printed resources available now... > Since addresses have jumped to 32 bits how is the master > pointer handled (bad pun)? The old format stole the high > order byte for flags, i.e. handle locked, etc. Could > some kind soul enlighten me and raise my consciousness > to the new type ? > thanks in advance. > > Bill You address it the same way you did in the past (if you followed Apple's rules) and call routines for HLock, HUnlock, HGetState, HSetState, HSetRBit, HGetRBit, etc. If you want to munge the bits yourself, let your customers beware that the software you produce will almost surely break soon (and it AIN'T Apple's fault, but is yours). Dennis Cohen Ashton-Tate Glendale Development Center dBASE Mac Development Team -------------------------- Disclaimer: Opinions expressed above are my own. I don't know what (if any) opinions my employer has.
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!ames!elroy!mahendo!jplgodo!wlbr!scgvaxd!ashtate!dbase!drc From: drc@dbase.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: New master pointer query. Message-ID: <232@dbase.UUCP> Date: Mon, 7-Sep-87 11:16:09 EDT Article-I.D.: dbase.232 Posted: Mon Sep 7 11:16:09 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 9-Sep-87 00:52:29 EDT References: <3819@ecsvax.UUCP> Organization: Ashton Tate Development Center Glendale Cal. Lines: 25 Summary: You broke the rules!