Nathan
In a message dated 97-03-17 04:26:11 EST, DerrickRe@aol.com writes:
> Does anyone now how to get GeoManager to recognize a change in file
> information.
>
> I think Ihave to send out a MSG_NOTIFY_FILE_CHANGE. The headers (gcnlist.
> def
> & gcnlist.goh) show that you have to:
>
> @importMessage MetaGCNMessages, void MSG_NOTIFY_FILE_CHANGE(
> FileChangeNotificationType notifyType = dx,
> MemHandle data = bp); /* FileChangeNotificationData */
>
>
> FileChangeNotificationType etype word
> FCNT_RENAME enum FileChangeNotificationType
> ; File or directory renamed. FCND_id is the identifier for the file or
> ; directory, and FCND_name is its new name.
>
> typedef struct {
> word FCND_disk; /* Handle for disk on which change occurred
*/
> FileID FCND_id; /* ID of affected file or containing dir,
> * as appropriate to notification type */
> FileLongName FCND_name; /* Name of file, if appropriate
(FCNT_CREATE,
> * FCNT_RENAME, and FCNT_OPEN only) */
> } FileChangeNotificationData;
>
>
> From the above I know I have to send a MSG_NOTIFY_FILE_CHANGE(FCNT_RENAME,
> MemHandle of a FileChangeNotificationData)
>
> of the FileChangeNotificationData I have the FCND_disk handle and
FCND_name
> of the new directory name.
>
> BUT... I don't know how to get a FileID for FCND_id. Further in the
headers
> (file,h & file.def) there is an undocumented routine:
>
> extern ChunkHandle /*XXX*/
> _pascal FileGetCurrentPathIDs(MemHandle block);
>
> typedef dword FileID;
> typedef struct { /* Element of array returned by FileGetCurrentPathIDs
*/
> word FPID_disk; /* disk handle */
> FileID FPID_id; /* id for path on that disk */
> } FilePathID;
>
>
> I'm just not sure how to put it all together, or if there is an easier
way,
> and like I say all the documentation thru to ver 3.0 is completely wrong.