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  <uVar> := LoadValue( nIdRes, cType, uVar )
------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    REDEFINE <uVar> ;
         [ AS < cType: CHARACTER, NUMERIC, LOGICAL, DATE >] ;
         [ RESOURCE <nResID> ] 


 PARAMETER:

  <cType>   Is a keyword that determines to which clipper vartype the
            retrieved string will be converted 

  <nResID>  Is the numeric constant that identifies the String resource to
            be retrieved


 RETURNS:

  <uVar> is the retrieved resource, in the format specified by <cType>
    

 DESCRIPTION:

  This command/function lets you load a string resource from a default 
  resource file and convert it into any of clippers vartypes. 

 EXAMPLE:


    +--------------------------------------------------------------+
    |  /* Specify a resource DLL */                                |
    |   SET RESOURCES TO "String.dll"                              |
    |                                                              |
    |  /* Load a copyright sring */                                |
    |   REDEFINE cStr RESOURCE C_COPYRIGHT                         |
    |                                                              |
    |  /* Load a String as num */                                  |
    |   REDEFINE nValue AS NUM RESOURCE C_MONEY                    |
    |                                                              |
    +--------------------------------------------------------------+



 SOURCE:  

  SOURCE\FUNCTIONS\LOADVAL.PRG



See Also: LoadString SET RESOURCES TO
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