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From: CDCKAB%EMUVM1.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu ( Karl Brendel)
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Subject: Re: Setting file size
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Date: 28 Nov 90 16:39:59 GMT
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In article <9011280920.aa01614@ADM.BRL.MIL>
  C0361@univscvm.csd.scarolina.edu ( Thomas Jenkins ) wrote:

>  Does anyone know the method for setting a file size?  Can it be done
>  directly? { PS/2 dos 4.01 }  I have TASM and TP 5.5 ( got my upgrade

What is it you want to do? Truncate an existing file? Create a 0-byte
file? Extend an existing file without writing to it? Create a new file
of arbitrary size without writing to it?

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