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From: siegel@endor.harvard.edu (Rich Siegel)
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Subject: Re: String constants in a code resource
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Date: 12 Dec 88 13:41:52 GMT
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In article <5919@louie.udel.EDU> irwin@oscar.ccm.udel.edu writes:
>  I am trying to write an XFCN in LSC3.0 and ran into a bit of 
>a problem.  Are string constants considered globals that are not

	In version 3.0, string constants (and floating-point constants) are
stored in the global data area. This means that in a code resource, you'll need
to preface your code with a RememberA0() followed by a SetupA4(), to ensure
that your globals pointer is set up correctly.

	This same "feature" also means that you can't use string or floating-
point constants in a library that's to be imported into Lightspeed Pascal
2.0...

		--Rich


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