NewAliasMinimal

Create a short AliasRecord quickly

#include <Aliases.h> Alias Manager

FSSpec * target; points to the target of the AliasRecord

AliasHandle *alias ; a handle to the new AliasRecord

returns Error Code; 0=no error

You use the NewAliasMinimal function to create a short AliasRecord

quickly.

target is an FSSpec record for the target of the AliasRecord

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

Notes: NewAliasMinimal creates an AliasRecord that contains only the

minimum information necessary to describe the target: the target name, the

parent directory ID, the volume name and creation date, and the volume

mounting information. NewAliasMinimal uses the standard AliasRecord

data structure, but fills in only parts of the record.

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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