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PaulLaidler · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 6:48 am Post subject:

Dietmar

CREATE_POLYGON@, FILL_POLYGON@ and DELETE_POLYGON_DEFINITION@ belong to a set of DBOS routines that have not been implemented for 64 bits. The first two will link but will fail at runtime. These can be replaced by the single routine DRAW_FILLED_POLYGON@.

POLYLINE@ is provided (via DBOS.INS) but this just calls DRAW_POLYLINE@ which is therefore more direct.

DietmarSiepmann · Joined: 03 Jun 2013 Posts: 135

Paul, Eddie,

thanks for your help and information.

I was a little bit confused because the only symbol out of CREATE_POLYGON@, FILL_POLYGON@ and DELETE_POLYGON_DEFINITION@ that slink64 complained about was DELETE_POLYGON_DEFINITION@.

I wondered why the alternate routine to DELETE_POLYGON_DEFINITION@ was DRAW_FILLED_POLYGON@ and thought maybe DELETE_POLYGON_DEFINITION@ would have some visual effect on the screen (like repainting the area covered by the polygon with the background or similar). And I wondered who would free the handle which I thought was still valid under 64 bit.

That's why I asked how to set the color (parameter 4) of DRAW_FILLED_POLYGON@, and Eddie answered this question. What I really meant was to which value I should set the color (e.g. the backgroud color etc.).

Later I found the semantic of DELETE_POLYGON_DEFINITION@ in the Library reference FTN77.

It turned out that DELETE_POLYGON_DEFINITION@ does not have any visual effect on the screen. Hence I think I should replace

PaulLaidler · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2018 11:24 am Post subject:

Dietmar

Yes I can confirm that you are correct.

CREATE_POLYGON@ and FILL_POLYGON@ are not implemented for 64 bits. When called they produce a runtime error report. So your tests must have avoided calls to these routines.