Anson, Gary wrote in message <5385@palm-dev-forum>...
>
>How do I go about getting the version number reported in the Info screen
>from within the app?
>
This is my "generic about box" routine. You must have an Alert
resource defined w/ places to put the information. Mine says:
--- begin AboutBoxAlert resource text ---
^1 version ^2
Copyright � 1999
Richard M. Hartman
--- end AboutBoxAlert resource text ---
void DoAboutBox(void)
{
// FrmAlert(AboutBoxAlert);
VoidHand hAIN, hver; // hAIB, hInfo;
CharPtr pAppName = "(appname)";
CharPtr pAppVersion = "(appversion)";
//- ainRsc(tAIN) = app name ID=ainID(1000)
hAIN = DmGet1Resource(ainRsc, ainID);
if (hAIN)
pAppName = MemHandleLock(hAIN);
//- verRsc(tver) = version string (ID=appVersionID(1) or
appVersionAlternateID(1000))
// (GCC tends to use appVersionID, CW uses appVersionAlternateID)
hver = DmGet1Resource(verRsc, appVersionAlternateID); // I use CW, check
this first
if (!hver)
hver = DmGet1Resource(verRsc, appVersionID);
if (hver)
pAppVersion = MemHandleLock(hver);
//- show it all now!
FrmCustomAlert(AboutBoxAlert, pAppName, pAppVersion, "");
//- clean up
if (hAIN) {
MemHandleUnlock(hAIN);
DmReleaseResource(hAIN);
}
if (hver) {
MemHandleUnlock(hver);
DmReleaseResource(hver);
}
}
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