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From: lai@Apple.COM (Ed Lai)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Open Document AppleEvents--Sending(2nd time)
Message-ID: <54452@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 28 Jun 91 19:55:42 GMT
References: <1991Jun21.130718.1@sif.claremont.edu> <54275@apple.Apple.COM>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <54275@apple.Apple.COM> lai@Apple.COM (Ed Lai) writes:
>
> err := AEPutParamDesc(theAEvent, keyDirectObject, temp);
>
> err := AEDisposeDesc(temp);
>
> CreateOpenEvent := err;
>end; {CreateOpenAppleEvent}
>
>Again error handling has been omitted.
>
>The create list has been omitted because there is only 1 item on the list.
>

It turns out the above simplification would not work if you are sending the
event to TeachText or non-AppleEvent aware application. In that case you
still have to create the list and put the alias into the list first.

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