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From: Jim.Spencer@p510.f22.n282.z1.fidonet.org (Jim Spencer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Check DialogPtr returned by GetNewDialog?
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Date: 4 Apr 91 06:15:22 GMT
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Marc T. Kaufman writes in a message to All

MTK> So what do you want do if there IS an error... put up an ALERT 
MTK> dialog? [Use the sound manager to SAY the alert. Use the CLUT 
MTK> to flash morse code messages on the screen. Initiate a shutdown. 
MTK> Send Email. Draw directly to the desktop] 

Doesn't it depend on what the error is?  Maybe the resource wasn't found; maybe you had enough foresight to provide some emergency memory reserve to permit you to put up an error message; etc. etc.