"Terry Olsen" <tolsen64@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<wS_ic.2832$g31.2276@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
> So...if anyone knows how to convert the handle returned from the NewHandle
> call into a value indicating the starting location of the block of memory,
> i'd sure appreciate a pointer...  hehe...
> 
> This is what I've got so far...I know it's wrong...that's why I'm asking for
> help here...
> 
> begin
> gZeroPage := 0;
> TLStartup;
> gMyMemoryID := MMStartup;
> MTStartup;
> gToolZeroPageH := NewHandle(6*256,gMyMemoryID,-16379,@gZeroPage);
> HandToPtr(gToolZeroPageH,@gToolZeroPageP,3);
> gToolZeroPage := LoWord(gToolZeroPageP);
> 
> The last three lines are what I need the help with.  Thanks!

What you need to do is dereference the handle.

In assembler you would do this (assuming 16 bit registers)

LDA [Handle]
TAX ;low word in X
LDY #2
LDA [Handle],Y ;high word in A

In C you would do this:
Handle msgText;
pointer textPtr;
msgText = NewHandle(0x8000L, userid(), 0x8000, 0L);
textPtr = *(msgText);

Sorry, I can't remember how to do it in Pascal.
Perhaps someone else can help out?

Cheers,
Andrew