GetStandardFormats

Get the alias used in the GoToPublisherSection

#include <Editions.h> Edition Manager

OSErr GetStandardFormats ( container, & previewFormat,

preview, publisherAlias, formats );

EditionContainerSpec * container ; includes the edition volume reference

number, directory ID, and filename

FormatType * previewFormat ; valid handles for the formats that you

want

Handle preview ; ries to find one of four formats: 'prvw',

'PICT', 'TEXT', or 'snd '.

Handle publisherAlias ; reads the format

kPublisherDocAliasFormat ('alis')

Handle formats ; reads the virtual format

kFormatListFormat ('fmts')

returns Error Code; 0=no error

alias used in the GoToPublisherSection function and to get the preview

shown in the subscriber dialog box. You probably do not need to call this

function directly.

container i includes the edition volume reference number, directory ID,

filename., and part.

previewFormat You should pass in valid handles for the formats that you want and

NIL for the formats that you don't want. The handles are resized to

the size of the data.

preview tries to find one of four formats: 'prvw', 'PICT', 'TEXT', or 'snd '.

publisherAlias reads the format kPublisherDocAliasFormat ('alis')

formats reads the virtual format kFormatListFormat ('fmts'). The first

format that was written returns in the preview handle and the x

parameter is set to its type. If one of the requested formats cannot be

found, GetStandardFormats returns a noTypeErr result code.

Returns: an operating system Error Code.

noErr (0) No error

noTypeErr (-102) Edition container not found

editionMgrInitErr (-450) Manager not initialized

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