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From: drc@dbase.UUCP (Dennis Cohen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Dialog question
Message-ID: <236@dbase.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 13-Sep-87 22:08:47 EDT
Article-I.D.: dbase.236
Posted: Sun Sep 13 22:08:47 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 15-Sep-87 06:17:25 EDT
References: <196@eagle_snax.UUCP>
Organization: Ashton Tate Development Center Glendale Cal.
Lines: 18
Keywords: C, dialogs
Summary: You want List Manager

In article <196@eagle_snax.UUCP>, gpollice@eagle_snax.UUCP ( Sun ECD Software) writes:
> I am writing an application where I have a list of strings which I want
> to display and then have the user select one.  I would like to use the
> type of dialog which comes up with the standard file open.  I know that some
> prpgrams use this type of dialog for other than opening files.  The problem
> is that I don't know if there is a resource available to implement it,
> either completely or partially, or whether I have to roll my own.
> 
> Any hints, code, or pointers will be appreciated.

You want the List Manager.  It is a Package controlled by the Package Manager
and is documented in Inside Mac Vol. IV.  The standard resource used for this
is LDEF 0 (which you'll find in your System File).  You can also write your
own List DEFinition procedures.

Dennis Cohen
Ashton-Tate Glendale Development Center
dBASE Mac Development Team