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From: beard@ux1.lbl.gov (Patrick C Beard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: help creating file in system folder?
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Date: 14 Feb 90 10:31:33 GMT
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If you want a working directory for the blessed folder, use  SysEnvirons.

It's so much easier.

SysEnvRec theWorld;
short sysFolderWD;

SysEnvirons(2, &theWorld);
sysFolderWD = theWorld.sysVRefNum;

Use whatever calls you want to create and open your file in the system
folder.


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