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From: vincent@ditsyda.oz (David A. Vincent)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: understanding appl. exit codes
Keywords: multifinder application exit terminate crash code
Message-ID: <1752@ditsyda.oz>
Date: 6 Feb 89 23:37:52 GMT
Organization: CSIRO DIT Sydney, Australia
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When an application dies under multifinder, sometimes a 
window appears, saying something like "The application has
unexpectedly quit (2)".  Does anyone know how to interpret the number
that appears in the brackets (it isn't always 2 :-)?  

David A. Vincent          vacation student, CSIRO Division of IT
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