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From: uace0@uhnix2.uh.edu (Michael B. Vederman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Sozobon Compiler and Accessories - Help!
Keywords: Accesories Sozobon dstart.o
Message-ID: <799@uhnix2.uh.edu>
Date: 8 Jul 89 14:17:45 GMT
References: <458@medusa.informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
Reply-To: uace0@uhnix2.UUCP
Distribution: comp
Organization: University of Houston
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Here is a little known secret, which you are apparently 'starving' for.

A 'program' can be run as an accessory or a program, but of course, you must
be able to tell whether or not you are a DA.  And once you find out you are a
DA, you must menu_register and evnt_mesg or evnt_multi to catch AC_OPEN calls.

Now the 'trick.'

To determine if you are a DA, simply look at your basepage.  SPecifically,
look to see if you have a parent process.  If the pointer to your parent's
BP is zero, then you are a DA.  If your parent pointer is not NULL, you are
a program.

I expect that now everyone on the net will make their programs run either way.

- mike


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