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From: CAH0@bunny.gte.com (Chuck Hoffman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Help with Mac Prog. Primer program
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Date: 30 Apr 91 11:50:25 GMT
References: <1991Apr29.234725.2317@ncsu.edu>
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The original query asked for response by e-mail.  I'm posting it here also 
for general interest.

In article <1991Apr29.234725.2317@ncsu.edu> paisley@ccvr1.cc.ncsu.edu 
(Mike Paisley) writes:
> As a new Mac programmer I was working through some of the demo programs 
in the
> book "Macintosh Programming Primer" by Dave Mark and Cartwright Reed. I 
did all
> the necessaries in setting up the "Timer" program from Chapter 5, but it 
dies. 
> Running the debugger reveals a bus error when it tries to execute the 
line
> 
>         AddResMenu(gFontMenu,'FONT');
> 
> in the MenuBarInit routine.

I'm not familiar with the text you mention, but your code line looks 
exactly like some of mine.  The handle gFontMenu has to be properly 
initialized, such as with GetMenu.  Check it with your debugger to see if 
this is true.


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