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From: djvelleman@amherst.bitnet
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Problem with GetString? Or is it me?
Message-ID: <11618.2796d2ab@amherst.bitnet>
Date: 18 Jan 91 10:49:15 GMT
References: <1991Jan16.020012.24103@trl.oz.au> <1991Jan16.202350.4238@cbnewsk.att.com>
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In article <1991Jan16.202350.4238@cbnewsk.att.com>, ech@cbnewsk.att.com (ned.horvath) writes:
>> 	if ((theString = GetString(strID)) == nil) {
> 
> Correction: in my last posting, I suggested using 
> 	LoadResource (theString);
> to ensure that the contents were in memory.  IM-1 claims that GetString
> will do that for you, so the LoadResource is unnecessary.
> 
> There is a point to be made here, though: for resource types without
> a specific "Get..." routine, it's best to follow a (successful) call
> to GetResource with a call to LoadResource, in case the resource was 
> previously loaded and purged.

  IM-1 also claims that GetResource will load the resource data into memory
if it's not in memory, so I don't see the need for LoadResource in this case
either (unless you've called SetResLoad(false)).  Or am I misinterpreting IM?

  Dan Velleman