>>From: Chris Yourch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
>>I am unable to read popup trigger resource 'tPUT'.  I have tried
>>calling both DmGetResource() and DmGet1Resource() but both calls fail!
>>Also, the specific trigger definitely exists.

>There is no such thing as a 'tPUT' resource in a Palm app.  All of a form's
>objects are just embedded directly inside a single big 'tFRM' resource.  
>Use
>the regular form API's to fetch pointers to them.
>
>The confusion is probably due to the documentation.  It lists types such as
>'tPUT' when describing the UI objects and refers to them as separate
>resources.  But that only applies to Constructor: it stores your forms as a
>set of separate resources inside your .rsrc file, but the resource linker
>smooshes them all together to make a single 'tFRM' in the final .prc file.
>It would be better if the documentation omitted these internal Constructor
>details.
>
>-slj-


Hi,

Thanks for the answer!

What I really want to do is get the width and list id of a popup trigger. 
Any ideas on how to do this?

I know the width can be retrieved using an API call. What I need is the 
original width as recorded by Constructor.

Regards,
Chris

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