>> As much as I appreciate the GUI for
>> form design, there are times when I
>> want to do text operations on the source.
>
> Consider using Rez, the text resource compiler that comes with
> CodeWarrior. (Not the same as the PalmRez linker.) Rez is somewhat
> under-documented but is very useful. We use it for most resource types
> (except forms) including menus, alerts, and strings. Is this the sort
> of text tool you're looking for?
Rez was originally part of Apple's MPW devkit, later ported to CW for Mac,
and then to Win. There is a document from Apple with a chapter that
explains Rez fairly well. The document is titled "Building and Managing
Programs in MPW" and the (very long) URL is:
ftp://ftp.apple.com/developer/Tool_Chest/Core_Mac_OS_Tools/MPW_etc./Document
ation/MPW_Reference/Building_Progs_In_MPW.sit.hqx
(Hopefully that won't get cut off.) I'm pretty sure that's the particular
manual that has Rez information. If not, pester me and I'll find the real
one.
> I don't know of any tool to convert from Constructor format to Rez, but
> for the types I listed above, it's not hard to recreate them.
There is a tool called 'derez', also part of Apple's MPW. It would require
Rez template files (ie, describing the format of the Palm resources) to get
useful output, though. I don't know if anyone has created such templates.
I also don't know if derez was ported to CW, Mac or Win.
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Matthew D Moss
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