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From: dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Saving vRefNum's
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Date: 14 Jul 89 15:36:49 GMT
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In article <84039@ti-csl.csc.ti.com> leeke@m2.UUCP (Steve Leeke) writes:
>I would like to be able to recursively scavange a directory for a
>certain type of file and save the vRefNum when a file of a certain
>type is found.  I've included to code I'm using by it seems to cause
>problems since the working directory is closed after I save the
>vRefNum, but if I leave it open I wind up with too many working
>directories open.  Any suggestions?

Save the DirId instead of the vRefNum.  You can always open it as a working
directory later, when you actually intend to USE it.  The DirId is also
unique forever for a particular directory on a particular volume.
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Steve Dorner, U of Illinois Computing Services Office
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