Try this:
Sean Rogers wrote:
>
>>> And here's my loading code:
>>>
>>> FieldPtr fld;
>>> FormPtr frm;
>>> Int itemIndex;
>>> CharPtr newTrackName = 0;
>>> VoidHand h;
>>> UInt index = 0;
>>>
>>> frm = FrmGetActiveForm();
>>> itemIndex = FrmGetObjectIndex(frm, ShowTrackNameField);
>>> fld = FrmGetObjectPtr(frm, itemIndex);
>>> // get the handle to the record
>>> h = DmQueryRecord(VictoryDB, index);
>>> if (h) {
>>> DBRecordType * p = (DBRecordType *) MemHandleLock(h);
newTrackName = MemPtrNew(StrLen(p->TrackName) + 1);
>>> StrCopy(newTrackName, p->TrackName);
>>
>>
>> You have to allocate the pointer before copying something in it.
>>
>
> I'm not sure how I'd do this. I thought I already had...
>
>>> MemPtrUnlock(p);
>>> }
>>> FldSetTextPtr(fld, newTrackName);
>>> FldDrawField(fld);
>>>
>>
>> If you use the FldSetTextPtr function, don't forgot to set the
>> >EditField as non-editable.
>> Don't forgot to release the newTrackName pointer after to avoid memory
>> leaks.
>>
>
> How does one release a pointer? I think this may be what's messing me up.
MemPtrFree(newTrackName);
But only when you leave the form.
Ludovic
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