FAQs

Why does FB overwrite my STR# resources?

FutureBASIC reserves a few STR# resources for use when debugging applications. You need to stay away from these resource IDs when building your own applications.

in 68K...

1004 is used to store the file names of your project
1005 is a list of function names
1008 is the name of the debug information file

in PPC/ Carbon...

1006 is used to store the file names of your project
1007 is a list of function names
1010 is the name of the debug information file

To be safe, steer clear of all resource IDs from 1000-1010 inclusive.