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From: new@ee.udel.edu (Darren New)
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Subject: Re:  AmigaDOS questions!!
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Date: 30 Oct 90 23:45:05 GMT
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In article <ggk.657252410@tirith.UUCP> ggk@tirith.UUCP (Gregory Kritsch) writes:
>I've found that double buffering works rather well:
>oldfib = NULL;
>while (ExNext(lk, fib)) {
>	if (oldfib) remove(oldfib->fib_Filename);
>	else oldfib = malloc(sizeof(struct FileInfoBlock);
>	CopyMemQuick(fib,oldfib,sizeof(struct FileInfoBlock);
>}
>remove(oldfib->fib_FileName);

But maybe this won't work in future versions of the FFS that 
scan from both ends inwards.  Its dependance on current activity
like this that makes compatibility difficult. 

A minor point here: this particular code also won't work if the
directory is empty...

		   -- Darren
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