Correction to QuickBASIC AllocString Function Prototype (66228)

SUMMARY

The AllocString library support routine is incorrectly documented on Page 458 of the "Microsoft QuickBASIC for Apple Macintosh: Language Reference." The documentation incorrectly shows the function prototypes as follows:

Pascal:

   PROCEDURE AllocString(VAR thestring: SDRECPTR; length: INT16);
				

C:

   pascal void AllocString(thestring, length);
   SDRECPTR thestring;
   INT16 length;
				

These incorrectly show "thestring" as type SDRECPTR, when it should be of the type StringPtr. The correct prototypes are shown below:

Pascal:

   PROCEDURE AllocString(VAR thestring: StringPtr; length: INT16);
				

C:

   pascal void AllocString(thestring, length);
   StringPtr *thestring;
   INT16 length;
				

This information applies to Microsoft QuickBASIC version 1.00 for Apple Macintosh Systems.