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Chapter 8 - Dictionary Manager / Dictionary Manager Reference

Routines / Accessing a Dictionary

CloseDictionary
The CloseDictionary function closes the specified open dictionary.
FUNCTION CloseDictionary (dictionaryReference: LongInt)
                        : OSErr;
dictionaryReference
A number that specifies a particular open dictionary.

RESULT CODES
In addition to the standard File Manager and Resource Manager errors, CloseDictionary may return any of the following result codes.
noErr 0 No error
notBTree -410 File is not a dictionary

SEE ALSO
File Manager error codes are described in Inside Macintosh: Files. Resource Manager error codes are described in Inside Macintosh: More Macintosh Toolbox.
For sample code that uses the CloseDictionary function, see Listing 8-2 on page 8-13.