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From: fiebelko@maria.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Dieter Fiebelkorn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Re: two RSC files?
Message-ID: <9101040958.AA17860@maria.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
Date: 4 Jan 91 09:58:34 GMT
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Reply-To: haacke@exunido.UUCP (Ralf Haacke)
Organization: University of Dortmund, W-Germany
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To: haacke@exunido.informatik.uni-dortmund.de
Status: R

Dear Jeroen,

> I am writing a program that uses a lot of dialogues.
> The size of the RSC-file is approaching the 32000 byte-limit.
You have a 64kB-limit (supported by Kuma-RCS 2.x & Digital RCS 2.x)

> Can I split up the RSC-file in two parts?
Yes, you can!


> I would write the following program:
> rsrc_load(file1);
> rsrc_gaddr(...forms from file1...);
> rsrc_load(file2);
> rsrc_gaddr(...forms from file2...);
> ...main program...
> rsrc_free();
> rsrc_free();
NEARLY right. Atari don't keep free the memory of the first resource-file.
You must save the address for the full resource tree from global[5,6].
This address points to the __first__ OBJECT of the loading resource file.
In most cases it's the IBOX for the menu-tree.


Two little routines, which will help you:
------------
void *rsrc_get (void)
{
	extern int *global /* = _GemParBlk.global (for Turbo C) */ ;
	OBJECT **rsc;

	rsc = (OBJECT **) &(global[5]);
	return (*rsc);
}

void rsrc_put (void *addr)
{
	extern int *global /* = _GemParBlk.global (for Turbo C) */ ;
	OBJECT **rsc;

	rsc = (OBJECT **) &(global[5]);
	*rsc = addr;
}

main()
{
	void *save_resorce;

	rsrc_load(file1);
	rsrc_gaddr(...forms from file1...);
	save_resorce = rsrc_get();
	rsrc_load(file2);
	rsrc_gaddr(...forms from file2...);
	...main program...
	rsrc_free();
	rsrc_put(save_resorce);
	rsrc_free();
}
------------
I hope it's right !!!! and would help you.


Ciao  ---  Dieter

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|   Dieter Fiebelkorn                           |   With a rubber duck   :-)   |
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