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Inside Macintosh: Interapplication Communication /
Chapter 5 - Creating and Sending Apple Events / Reference to Creating and Sending Apple Events
Routines for Creating and Sending Apple Events / Adding Parameters and Attributes to Apple Events

AEPutParamDesc

You can use the AEPutParamDesc function to add a descriptor record and a keyword to an Apple event as an Apple event parameter.

FUNCTION AEPutParamDesc (theAppleEvent: AppleEvent; 
                         theAEKeyword: AEKeyword; 
                         theAEDesc: AEDesc): OSErr;
theAppleEvent
The Apple event to which to add a parameter.
theAEKeyword
The keyword for the parameter to be added. If the Apple event already included a parameter with this keyword, the parameter is replaced.
theAEDesc
The descriptor record for the parameter.
RESULT CODES
noErr0No error
memFullErr-108Not enough room in heap zone
errAEWrongDataType-1703Wrong descriptor type
errAENotAEDesc-1704Not a valid descriptor record
errAEBadListItem-1705Operation involving a list item failed
SEE ALSO
For an example of the use of AEPutParamDesc, see "Adding Parameters to an Apple Event," which begins on page 5-5.

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