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From: a665@mindlink.UUCP (Anthon Pang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: UnLocking locks returned by CurrentDir()
Message-ID: <4046@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 4 Dec 90 20:43:40 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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First of all, IMO, CurrentDir takes the old lock, frees it, and gives you a new
one.  Secondly, NULL isn't a valid lock value (returned by Lock, CurrentDir,
DupLock...)...it is used as a function parameter to specify the root directory
or system volume.

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Disclaimer: just pulled an all nighter...so all of this is just MHO and
swiss-cheese memory.