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From: holland@m2.csc.ti.com (Fred Hollander)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: finding system folder and MPW C
Message-ID: <64957@ti-csl.CSNET>
Date: 5 Dec 88 00:56:08 GMT
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Reply-To: holland@m2.UUCP (Fred Hollander)
Organization: TI Computer Science Center, Dallas
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In article <21532@apple.Apple.COM> han@Apple.COM (Byron Han, Architect) writes:
>In article <7800002@b-mrda.UUCP> jim@b-mrda.UUCP (Jim Sadler) writes:
>>
>>Where do I find the information to have a program find the system folder that
>>is currently active, when the system folder is on a diffent volume than the 
>>application.  I want to do this using MPW C.  Any info would be appreciated.
>>
>Technical Note 67.  "Finding the <<BlessedFolder>>"
>
>FUNCTION GetBlessed(vRefNum: INTEGER; VAR blessed: LONGINT): OSErr;
[function deleted]
TN 67 also says that this method is used for finding the blessed folder on
arbitrary volumes.  To be sure to get the blessed folder for the currently
active system, use SysEnvirons.

Fred Hollander
Computer Science Center
Texas Instruments, Inc.
holland%ti-csl@csnet-rela

The above statements are my own and not representative of Texas Instruments.