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- From: paul@svl.cdc.com (Paul Kohlmiller)
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- Subject: Re: vrefNum from Path Name
- Message-ID: <47148@shamash.cdc.com>
- Date: 3 Sep 92 05:25:25 GMT
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- lari@strauss.cs.unc.edu (Humayun Lari) writes:
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- >In article <Btwwt5.7Bv@taligent.com> keith@taligent.com (Keith Rollin) writes:
- [says to always use FSMakeFSSpec and not create a FSSpec on your own.]
- >What about when the file/directory you're referring to does not exist?
- >If I remember correctly, FSMakeFSSpec checks to make sure that it does, so
- >it would return an error code when you're trying to create an FSSpec prior to
- >performing a Save As... Or am I wrong about this? Keith?
- My reading of IM6 seems to say that you will get an error but the
- FSSpec is still good. Haven't tried it.
- Other Opinions welcome.
- Thanks for the pointer to IM6.
- Paul K.
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