In a message dated 1/19/99 3:48:42 AM, you wrote:

>I've got a filename$ and a volRefNum% and want to make that into an alias and
in
>another folder, 
>because the folder with my sourcefile is writeprotected.

Sorry, early in the morning.

There is a way to use PG help file in preferences floating around,  It was
just put on the web.  Perhaps you can use the techniques used in PG to handle
this chore.

Again got to HFS.FLR and find FN openHelpFile.

twice find
      gHelpResRef = resRef

and add
      gResRef=resRef

Your app will now use the help file as its resource depository.  It will use
its own resources anytime it does not find what it needs in help, but if it
rewrites, it does this in help.  

HTH,

George