<doc>
  <legacy_id>2138</legacy_id>
  <name>getResource</name>
  <type>function</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>getResource(<i>filePath</i>,<i>resourceType</i>,{<i>resourceName </i>| <i>resourceID</i>})</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Files, Folders, &amp; Resources</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <function tag="setResource">setResource Function</function>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.1">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
  </classes>
  <security>
    <disk access="???"/>
  </security>
  <summary><glossary tag="return">Returns</glossary> the data in a <glossary tag="Mac OS">Mac OS</glossary> <glossary tag="resource">resource</glossary>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>getResource("/Hard Drive/Stuff","DLOG",128)</p><p>getResource(it,"BNDL","Application")</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>getResource</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> to get the contents of a resource.</p><p/><p><b>Parameters:</b></p><p>The <i>filePath</i> is the location and name of the <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> that holds the <glossary tag="resource">resource</glossary> you want. If you specify a name but not a location, LiveCode assumes the <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> is in the <property tag="defaultFolder">defaultFolder</property>.</p><p/><p>The <i>resourceType</i> is the 4-character type of the <glossary tag="resource">resource</glossary> you want.</p><p/><p>The <i>resourceName</i> is a <keyword tag="string">string</keyword> or an <glossary tag="expression">expression</glossary> that <glossary tag="evaluate">evaluates</glossary> to a <keyword tag="string">string</keyword>.</p><p/><p>The <i>resourceID</i> is an <keyword tag="integer">integer</keyword> or an <glossary tag="expression">expression</glossary> that <glossary tag="evaluate">evaluates</glossary> to an <keyword tag="integer">integer</keyword>.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>getResource</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> <glossary tag="return">returns</glossary> the text or binary data in the specified <glossary tag="resource">resource</glossary>.</p><p/><p>If the specified resource does not exist, the <b>getResource</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> returns empty.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If the <i>filePath</i> does not exist, the <function tag="result">result</function> is set to "<code>can't find file</code>". If the <i>filePath</i> exists, but the <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> has no <glossary tag="resource fork">resource fork</glossary>, the <function tag="result">result</function> is set to "<code>can't open resource fork</code>". If the <i>filePath </i>contains a <glossary tag="resource fork">resource fork</glossary> but does not contain the specified resource, the result is set to "<code>can't find specified resource</code><a/>".</p>
  </description>
</doc>