/*
 	File:		AEPackObject.h
 
 	Contains:	AppleEvents object packing Interfaces.
 
 	Version:	Technology:	System 7.5
 				Release:	QuickTime 4.0
 
 	Copyright:	(c) 1991-1998 by Apple Computer, Inc., all rights reserved
 
 	Bugs?:		For bug reports, consult the following page on
 				the World Wide Web:
 
 					http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter/
 
*/
#ifndef __AEPACKOBJECT__
#define __AEPACKOBJECT__

#ifndef __APPLEEVENTS__
#include <AppleEvents.h>
#endif



#if PRAGMA_ONCE
#pragma once
#endif

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

#if PRAGMA_IMPORT
#pragma import on
#endif

#if PRAGMA_STRUCT_ALIGN
	#pragma options align=mac68k
#elif PRAGMA_STRUCT_PACKPUSH
	#pragma pack(push, 2)
#elif PRAGMA_STRUCT_PACK
	#pragma pack(2)
#endif

/* These are the object packing routines.  */
EXTERN_API( OSErr )
CreateOffsetDescriptor			(long 					theOffset,
								 AEDesc *				theDescriptor);

EXTERN_API( OSErr )
CreateCompDescriptor			(DescType 				comparisonOperator,
								 AEDesc *				operand1,
								 AEDesc *				operand2,
								 Boolean 				disposeInputs,
								 AEDesc *				theDescriptor);

EXTERN_API( OSErr )
CreateLogicalDescriptor			(AEDescList *			theLogicalTerms,
								 DescType 				theLogicOperator,
								 Boolean 				disposeInputs,
								 AEDesc *				theDescriptor);


EXTERN_API( OSErr )
CreateObjSpecifier				(DescType 				desiredClass,
								 AEDesc *				theContainer,
								 DescType 				keyForm,
								 AEDesc *				keyData,
								 Boolean 				disposeInputs,
								 AEDesc *				objSpecifier);

EXTERN_API( OSErr )
CreateRangeDescriptor			(AEDesc *				rangeStart,
								 AEDesc *				rangeStop,
								 Boolean 				disposeInputs,
								 AEDesc *				theDescriptor);


#if PRAGMA_STRUCT_ALIGN
	#pragma options align=reset
#elif PRAGMA_STRUCT_PACKPUSH
	#pragma pack(pop)
#elif PRAGMA_STRUCT_PACK
	#pragma pack()
#endif

#ifdef PRAGMA_IMPORT_OFF
#pragma import off
#elif PRAGMA_IMPORT
#pragma import reset
#endif

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif /* __AEPACKOBJECT__ */