OK. got it working.... changed the Word data type to UInt16 and it took it.
tnaks for the help Jim Jim Duffy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Could someone please offer guidance with using Palm preferences... > > First, I am using the starter stationary for my app which provides for the > initial statements of get and set preferences in the AppStart and AppStop > Function. > > What I am trying to do is simply save the Form which is open when the app > closes and go back to that form when it is launched again. > > I have a single variable in the StarterPreferenceType struct > Word CurrentView; (is Word the correct type to use to hold a From ID??) > then declare a global instance of that struct (prefs) > > then in the AppStop function I have: > > static void AppStop(void) > { > > prefs.CurrentView = FrmGetActiveFormID(); > FrmCloseAllForms(); > // Write the saved preferences / saved-state information. This data > // will be backed up during a HotSync. > PrefSetAppPreferences (appFileCreator, appPrefID, appPrefVersionNum, > &prefs, sizeof (prefs), true); > } > > and in AppStart I have: > > static Err AppStart(void) > { > > Word prefsSize; > > > // Read the saved preferences / saved-state information. > prefsSize = sizeof(ParaLogPreferenceType); > if (PrefGetAppPreferences(appFileCreator, appPrefID, &prefs, &prefsSize, > true) != > noPreferenceFound) > { > } > > return 0; > } > > Then in PilotMain, just after it calls AppStart I have > FrmGotoForm(prefs.CurrentView); > > > This compiles with no errors, but when I run it in POSE I get a "resource > for form 1 not found" error. > > > Can anyone explain where I'm goofing up... > > Thanks so much for the help. > > Jim > > > > -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
