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From: bartonr@jove.cs.pdx.edu (Robert Barton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Help GetDiskObject() won't work with a disk icon.
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Date: 6 Dec 89 15:38:26 GMT
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 duncant@mbunix.mitre.org (Thomson) writes:
> First, what should I give to GetDiskObject as the icon name for a disk icon?
> ".info" will be appended to whatever I give, so if I want to get the icon
> for disk MYDISK: shouldn't I give "MYDISK:" as the argument to GDO(), 
> resulting in "MYDISK:.icon" being read?  (Doesn't work)

  The file you need to read is MYDISK:Disk.info, so you have to pass the name
"MYDISK:Disk" (even though there is no file called Disk on MYDISK:).  This is
somewhat non-orthogonal, but that's how it works.

> Second, what is the GetWBObject() function?  Should I be using this
> instead of GetDiskObject for disk icons?

  No.  GetWBObject() isn't even documented in the new autodocs, so C-A seems
to be discouraging its use.