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From: wilner@motcid.UUCP (Corey S. Wilner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Q: Orca/C and stat.h
Keywords: Orca/C, C, Unix
Message-ID: <4411@mint17.UUCP>
Date: 11 Sep 90 12:52:27 GMT
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bkahn@archive.webo.dg.com (Bruce Kahn) writes:


>  Im trying to port some programs from the MessDOS and Un*x worlds but some
>of them include the file <sys/stat.h> and utilize the structure stat.  The
>structure is used for calls like:
>	struct stat statbuf;
>	char *iomod;
>		...
>	iomode = (stat(outfilename, &statbuf) == 0) ? "r+b" : "wb";

>where iomode is then used in the fopen() routine to set the I/O mode for
>file access.  I cant find any references to this structure in any of the
>Orca/C or APW include files.  Is there an equivalent structure and call 
>for the APW and Orca/C environments?  Should I bite the bullet and just
>kludge the code (forcing iomode to a specific mode)?


>--
>                                            Bruce (bkahn@archive.rtp.dg.com or
>                                                   kahn@adam.dg.com)
>  
>  Standard disclaimers apply, except where prohibited by law...

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