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Chapter 6 - Resolving and Creating Object Specifier Records / Reference to Resolving and Creating Object Specifier Records

Routines for Resolving and Creating Object Specifier Records / Creating Object Specifier Records

CreateOffsetDescriptor

You can use the CreateOffsetDescriptor function to create an offset descriptor record.

FUNCTION CreateOffsetDescriptor (theOffset: LongInt; 
                                 VAR theDescriptor: AEDesc) 
                                 : OSErr;

theOffset

A positive integer that specifies the offset from the beginning of the container (the first element has an offset of 1), or a negative integer that specifies the offset from the end (the last element has an offset of -1).

theDescriptor

The offset descriptor record created by CreateOffsetDescriptor.

DESCRIPTION

The CreateOffsetDescriptor function creates an offset descriptor record that specifies the position of an element in relation to the beginning or end of its container.

RESULT CODES

noErr	0	No error occurred
memFullErr	-108	Not enough room in heap zone