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Chapter 10 - Scripting Components / Scripting Components Reference

Optional Scripting Component Routines / Manipulating Dialects

OSAGetCurrentDialect
You can use the OSAGetCurrentDialect function to get the dialect code for the dialect currently being used by a scripting component.
FUNCTION OSAGetCurrentDialect
                  (scriptingComponent: ComponentInstance;
                   VAR resultingDialectCode: Integer): OSAError;
scriptingComponent
A component instance created by a prior call to the Component Manager function OpenDefaultComponent or OpenComponent (see page 10-4).
resultingDialectCode
The OSAGetCurrentDialect function returns, in this parameter, the code for the current dialect of the specified scripting component.

RESULT CODES
noErr 0 No error
errOSASystemError -1750 General scripting system error
errOSANoSuchDialect -1757 Invalid dialect code
badComponentInstance $80008001 Invalid component instance

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noErr	0	No error
errOSASystemError	-1750	General scripting system error
errOSANoSuchDialect	-1757	Invalid dialect code
badComponentInstance	$80008001	Invalid component instance

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OSAGetCurrentDialect

RESULT CODES noErr0No error errOSASystemError-1750General scripting system error errOSANoSuchDialect-1757Invalid dialect code badComponentInstance$80008001Invalid component instance

RESULT CODES
noErr 0 No error
errOSASystemError -1750 General scripting system error
errOSANoSuchDialect -1757 Invalid dialect code
badComponentInstance $80008001 Invalid component instance