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From: focke@gmdzi.gmd.de (Stefan Focke)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
Subject: Re: how can I readout my FAT?
Message-ID: <4585@gmdzi.gmd.de>
Date: 22 Apr 91 10:33:10 GMT
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erwvegm@cs.vu.nl (Erwin van Egmond) writes:

>Hi, 
>   I'm using TP5.5 and I want to know if and how I can find out
>   on wich sector/cluster a file is placed.
>   I must probably readout my FAT, but how do I do that?
>   Is there someone out there who can help me? Please?

Hello,

it is not too hard to do that:

- Read the boot-sektor to find out where your directory and FAT is
- From the directory you get the first cluster of your file
- Than you have to follow the FAT to find all clusters of your file
- You have to find out if you have a 12-bit or a 16-Bit FAT (DOS 4.x)
  I do not know where you can find this information. Who can help?

mfg
  Stefan


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