PGetPrivateString

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Query constructor

const char * sDeveloperID;

Four-character string representing your name or your company name (e.g., ADBE for Adobe)

const char * sPlugInID;

Four-character string representing plug-in (e.g., KYLN for Keyline plug-in)

short cTargetClass;

kClassObject for imported graphics and images, and for PageMaker-drawn lines, boxes, ovals, polygons, and text blocks
kClassStory for stories
kClassPub for publication (current publication only)
kClassPage for page
kClassMaster for master page

unsigned long nTypeFlag;

Identifier you defined to distinguish between types of private data for same cTargetClass (-1 and -2 are notallowed).

unsigned long nTargetID;

Internal PageMaker identifier for element (graphic, image, text block, page, master page, or story) to which private data is associated
0 (zero) for publication (PageMaker gets private string for current publication only)

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Query results

0 for Windows
1 for Macintosh

Private string, null terminated

• The specified element has no private string associated with the specified plug-in and nTypeFlag (CQ_NOPDATA).

• cTargetClass and nTargetID together do not specify an existing element (graphic, image, text block, page, master page, story, or publication) (CQ_INVALID_TARGET).

• nTypeFlag is -1 or -2 (CQ_INVALID_CONTEXT).

• sDeveloperID and sPlugInID, to identify the plug-in.

• cTargetClass and nTargetID, to identify the element being assigned the data.

• nTypeFlag, to distinguish between data types (you define this parameter).

PGetPrivateString("ADBE", "KYLN", classobject, 1, 15);

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See also

The PDeletePrivateData, PPrivateData, and PPrivateString commands

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