>I can't get it to work...
>When ever I call the DCOD my app crashes, so I'm assuming that there's
>something wrong with the DCOD

Pete:

I've only used DCODs in code resources and not in apps, so take some of the
following accordingly:

1.  Try looking in the Project Manager Code at the file PM.DCOD to see how
Staz sets up DCODs.  Look in the file PMSelector.incl at the fn doDCOD to
see how he calls DCODs.

2.  When you call your DCOD, do you put a % sign in front of the integer
variable?   I'm not sure why this is required, but it is.  The doDCOD fn
mentioned above shows how to do this.

3.  I've never seen a DCOD return an integer.  Try having it return a long
instead.

4.  Staz seems to use a trick with records to save typing. ( This would
only apply if you only had one instance of your record, but that's what you
seem to have. )  Try changing:
  DIM END RECORD .SMGrec
to DIM END RECORD _SMGrec
Then you can change the following;
LOCAL FN getModuleSpecs
  gSMGblk.SMGreturn1& = _"TEST"                   'module ident
  gSMGblk.SMGreturn2& = 1                         'version
  gSMGblk.SMGreturn3& = [_time]                   'compile date
END FN
to
LOCAL FN getModuleSpecs
  SMGreturn1& = _"TEST"                   'module ident
  SMGreturn2& = 1                         'version
  SMGreturn3& = [_time]                   'compile date
END FN

5.  My DCODs seem to work nicely without the RETURN statement at the end,
as do Staz's.  It's probably not necessary.

Hope this helps.

Mark

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