First, I want to thank all of you for trying to help me with this one.

In a message dated 12/9/97 8:41:09 PM, Dave wrote:

>
>Thank goodness I keep scraps around...   ;-)
>
>'using FN MakeAlias & FN UseAlias with the OPEN command
>DIM spec;0,vRefNum%,parID&,filename$;64
>
>LONG IF FN useAlias(1000,spec)
>PARENTID = parID&
>OPEN "R",1,filename$,,vRefNum%
>END IF
>PARENTID = 0


This was in answer to:
 (snip) 
>be able to go to a Last File Saved
>menu item and 1) mount the server,  2)  view the file and 3) have the next
>standard open (getFile) dialog be set to the same folder as the file pointed
>to by the alias.

I can get to 1 & 2 no problem.  The line:

>PARENTID = parID&

Does fake the line

>OPEN "R",1,filename$,,vRefNum%

into thinking it has a vRefNum%

Now, if I can accomplish # 3, I will be a hero and a happy man.

In the past I have used Andy's Routine:
CLEAR LOCAL MODE
DIM pBlock.128
DIM Noerr&
LOCAL FN SetFilesFolder(Vref%)
  pBlock.ioVRefNum% = Vref%
  
  LONG IF FN GETCATINFO(@pBlock) = _NoErr
    & _CurDirStore , pBlock.ioDirID&
    pBlock.ioWDProcID&  = 0
    pBlock.ioWDVRefNum% = 0
    LONG IF FN GETWDINFO(@pBlock) = _NoErr
      % _SFSaveDisk , -pBlock.ioWDVRefNum%
    END IF
    NoErr&=FN FLUSHVOL(@pBlock)
  END IF
END FN

However, even after OPEN "R",1,filename$,,vRefNum% was successful, vRefNum% is
not valid, or at least will not make the FN SetFilesFolder(Vref%) routine
work.

Andy suggested I try something like this:

CLEAR LOCAL MODE
LOCAL FN ExtractVOL%(Vref%,ParID&)
  DIM pBlock.128
  DIM Noerr&, pBlk&
  DIM paramBlk$
  
  pBlk&      = @paramBlk$
  % pBlk& + _ioVRefNum ,VRef%                        
  & pBlk& + _ioWDDirID ,ParID&
  noErr&      = FN OPENWD(pBlk&)
  vRef%   = {pBlk& + _ioVRefNum}
  
END FN=vRef%

  Now that one I made up after talking to Andy on the phone.  It may be
flawed.  At any rate vRef% is not valid to operate FN SetFilesFolder(Vref%).

 Rick suggested something like this:


CLEAR LOCAL
DIM osErr
DIM useAlias
DIM RECORD fsSpec
  DIM fsVrefNum%
  DIM fsParID&
  DIM 63 fsName$
DIM END RECORD .fsSpec

DIM myFSSpec.fsSpec
LOCAL FN SeeAboutAQuickOpen
  
  osErr=FN useAlias(1003,myFSSpec)

    % _SFSaveDisk, -myFSSpec.fsVrefNum%
    & _CurDirStore, myFSSpec.fsParID&
 
    But alas, after trying these ideas in as many combinations I could think
of, the next GetFile is not pointing to the folder in which the original of
the alias resides.  

Thanks in advance,

	George