Bernie Wylde wrote:
> 
> Any ideas how I can get a menu name from an ext file's menu resource?
> 
> I've tried the following without success:
> 
> extResfileRef = fn openrfperm(fName$, fVol, _fsRdPerm)
> long if extResFileRef <> -1
>     menuCount = FN COUNT1RESOURCES (_"MENU")
>         FOR m = 1 to menuCount
>             menuH = FN GET1INDRESOURCE (_"MENU", m)
>             LONG IF menuH
>                 GETRESINFO (menuH, rsrcnum%, rsrctype&, rsrcname$)
>                 long if rsrcnum% = 600
> 
>                     /*
>                     I tried this toolbox call but it only works on
>                     local menu items, not external menu names.
>                     */
> 
>                     GetMenuItemText (menuH, 0, gMenuName$)
> 
>                 end if
>             end if
>         next m
>     closeresfile(extResFileRef)
> end if
> 
> TIA
> Bernie
> 
Bernie,

menu items are numbered from 1, it seems to me that you want to
retrieve the menu title, try this:

gMenuName$ = menuH..menuData$
-- 

Cheers

Alain

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