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From: beard@ux1.lbl.gov (Patrick C Beard)
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Subject: Re: INIT getting it's file name...
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Date: 26 Oct 89 09:47:06 GMT
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In article <56505@tiger.oxy.edu> sonenbli@oxy.edu (Andrew D. Sonenblick) writes:
>
>     Ok, this is a quick one but it is very important: is there any way
>for an INIT to get the name of the file it is in?  I need to later open
>the resource fork of the file and I want the user to be able to change the
>name of the file; hence, my INIT needs to be able to read in the file name.
>Please inform me or the whole net of any solution.  Thanks.
>
>Ando Sonenblick: sonenbli@oxy.edu

The best way is to give your init file a unique creator type.  MacDTS
registers these so that developers won't have conflicts.  Then, since
you know that the type of your file is 'INIT', just search through
the system folder (every time you need your file) searching for your
file with creator = '!&*(' and type = 'INIT' ('!&*(' not to be taken
literally of course, unless your mad).

How does one search the system folder?  Ah...  I'll leave that as an
exercise for the reader. :^).

help, help,  this article needs more length!


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