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From: kazim@Apple.COM (Alex Kazim)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Dialog Problems
Summary: Beginner Trap # 1
Keywords: Dialog Manager, Draw Dialog, Modal Dialog
Message-ID: <33261@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 18 Jul 89 18:01:27 GMT
References: <331@wehi.dn.mu.oz>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
Lines: 26

In article <331@wehi.dn.mu.oz> jon@wehi.dn.mu.oz (Jon Eaves) writes:
>
>main()
>{
>  InitStuff();
>  OpenResFile("\pRFile.rsrc");
>  myDialog=GetNewDialog(myDLOGref,0,-1);
>}
>
>The dialog gets drawn on the screen, but only the first two items are drawn
>in it????? ( the OK/Cancel buttons ).
>
>What's wrong?, Have I fallen into 'Trap for Beginners #1 of 999'
>

Yup.  Trap # 1.
You need to call DrawDialog() (Inside Mac Vol 1) to display the items.

Since your dialog has buttons, you probably want to call ModalDialog()
to handle the events.  In this case, you don't need to call DrawDialog()
as ModalDialog() does this for you.

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Alex Kazim, Apple Computer
Mac Programming: Come on baby, make it hurt so good...
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