Programming Guide

Opens a system library

int sm_l_open_syslib(char *lib_name);

lib_name

The name of the library to open. Panther searches for lib_name in the current directory, then along the path given to sm_initcrt, and finally along the path defined by SMPATH.

• 1 The library file's identifier.

• -1 The library cannot be opened or read.

• -3 The named file is not a library.

• -4 Insufficient memory is available.

Use sm_l_open_syslib to open a library as a system library. The library name will not be displayed in the Library Table of Contents window. Otherwise, this function performs the same steps as sm_l_open which opens a library in these steps:

• Allocates space in which to store information about the library.

• Leaves the library file open, and returns a descriptor that identifies the library. You can use this descriptor to explicitly search a single library—for example, to find a screen in a specific library with sm_l_window.

Panther has no limit on the number of libraries you can have open at the same time. Note that some systems have severe limits on memory or simultaneously open files.

sm_l_open

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