FSpOpenResFile

FSpOpenResFile Open resource file specified by an FSSpec

#include <Resources.h> Resource Manager

short FSpOpenResFile(spec, permission );

FSSpec *spec ; specification record

SignedByte permission ; permission code (see below)

returns reference number of the file (or -1 if an error)

The FSpOpenResFile function creates the file named in the spec parameter.

The FSpOpenResFile function lets you open a resource file without creating a

working directory. The permission parameter can contain any one of the

following constants:

fsCurPerm whatever is currently allowed

fsRdPerm request for read permission only

fsWrPerm request for write permission

fsRdWrPerm request for exclusive read/write permission

fsRdWrShPerm request for shared read/write permission

More information about these constants can be found in the

FSpOpenResFile function failed to open the resource file, the reference

number returned is -1. Call the ResError function to check for errors.

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