Thanks.

I think it worked. How can I check to see if the data
is in the database

--- "Avilla, Dane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would guess that you are getting an error on the 
> 
> >     rec->data = 10;
> 
> call, because you are writing directly to data
> manager memory, which is
> prohibited.  You have the DmSet part right (but I
> don't think that's really
> what you want to do).
> 
> What you need to do, is make a MyRecord variable,
> set its data value to 10,
> and then write out to the record.
> I added this into your code.  Also, you should use
> DmWrite, not DmSet.  See
> the docs for info on what each one does. One sets a
> record to some value,
> and the other actually writes data from a buffer
> into the record.
> 
> You're really close.  (Pass the address of your
> MyRecord struct as the third
> arg to DmWrite . . . see below.)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> DGA
> 
> > static void saveRec()
> > {
> >     DmOpenRef dbRef;
> >     
> >     dbRef = OpenRecordDatabase(DBNAME, CREATORID,
> > DBTYPE);
> >     
> >     UInt16 at = dmMaxRecordIndex;
> >     MemHandle h = DmNewRecord( dbRef, &at, sizeof(
> > MyRecord ) );
> >     MyRecord *rec = (MyRecord *) MemHandleLock( h );
>       MyRecord tempRecord;
> >     
>       // Don't use the following line
> //>   rec->data = 10;
>       // Use this instead
>       tempRecord.data = 10;
> >     
>       // Don't use the following line
> //>   DmSet( rec, 0, sizeof( *rec ), 0 );
>       // Use this instead (assuming you want the record
> in the DB to have
> the data of tempRecord, and not 
>       // just a bunc of '0's)
>       DmWrite (rec, 0, &tempRecord, sizeof (tempRecord);
> >     MemHandleUnlock( h );
> >     DmReleaseRecord( dbRef, at, true );
> > 
> > }
> 
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