NewAliasMinimalFromFullpath

Create pathname-only AliasRecord

#include <Aliases.h> Alias Manager

zoneName, serverName, alias);

short fullpathLength ; number of characters in pathname.

unsigned char *fullpath ; points to buffer containing target's pathname

Str32 zoneName ; string that identifies an AppleTalk zone name

Str31 serverName ; string that identifies an AppleTalk server name

AliasHandle *alias ; a full or partial pathname

returns Error Code; 0=no error

You use the NewAliasMinimalFromFullpath function to quickly create an

AliasRecord that contains only the full pathname of the target.

fullpathLength identifies the number of characters in the full pathname.

fullpath points to a buffer that contains the full pathname of the target. The

full pathname starts with the name of the volume, includes all of the

directory names in the path to the target, and ends with the target

name. (For a description of pathnames, see the File Manager .)

zoneName is a string that identifies the AppleTalk zone name of the AppleShare

volume on which the target resides. Set this parameter to a null

string if you do not need it.

serverName is a string that identifies the AppleTalk server name of the

AppleShare volume on which the target resides. Set this parameter to

a null string if you do not need it.

alias is a handle to the newly created AliasRecord. If the function fails to

create an AliasRecord, it sets alias to NIL

Returns: an operating system Error Code.

noErr (0) No error

the target by full path-name. You can call

that doesn't exist or that resides on an unmounted volume.

structure, but it fills in only the information provided in the input

parameters. You can therefore use NewAliasMinimalFromFullpath to

create an AliasRecord for targets on unmounted volumes.

Alias Manager routines use file system specification records (FSSpec

records) to identify files, directories, and volumes. To create an FSSpec

record, call the function FSMakeFSSpec, described in the

The Alias Manager routines can return the result codes listed here--or

any other applicable file system or memory management result codes.

The ResolveAlias function never updates a minimal AliasRecord.

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