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From: eastman@csa2.lbl.gov (JACK EASTMAN)
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Subject: Re: Probably a simplistic question, but I haven't seen the answer
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Date: 17 Sep 90 19:09:37 GMT
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In article <1990Sep17.171658.18666@svc.portal.com>, leonardr@svc.portal.com writes...
>In article <701@sun13.scri.fsu.edu> pepke@gw.scri.fsu.edu (Eric Pepke) writes:
>>The answer, at least, is simple.  Don't use HFS calls.  Use MFS calls.
>>The folder in which the application sits is in the Poor Man's Search Path.
>>
>	An even easier approach, is to simply call GetVol which will give
>you the name and vRefNum of the current directory.  Since it should be the
>same folder as the appl on a launch w/o documents, it will give you the info
>that you want.  

I'm not sure what happens with that method if you launch your app WITH 
documents. It's probably safer to call PBGetCatInfo with a file refNum 
supplied by CurResFile.  (You probably don't want to use the PMSP anyway;
you'll get all those other directories involved, too.)

				Jack Eastman
				eastman@lbl.gov