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From: duggan@ecs.umass.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: TURBOC directory utility, OS/2 files vs. MSDOS.
Message-ID: <13825.28417810@ecs.umass.edu>
Date: 27 May 91 21:20:16 GMT
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Hello,

I encountered a problem this weekend, which I hope to be able to solve myself.
It is most likely in the book. I unfortunately did not have the book at home.
I was working on an IBM PS/2 Model 70 in the MS/DOS window of OS/2 or I was
booting in MS/DOS off of a floopy. I was using TURBOC version 2.0 ( tell me
its outdated!). The problem occurred when I was using the directory function
within the TURBOC program. I used the parent directory, C:\, as a test case
and the program came up with only 68 files. There were 80 files. I noticed
that the files not recognized appeared to be OS/2 oriented. C:\OS2 was not
located for one.

The question is simple is there one generic file format for files under PCs
or is there not. And if, as I presume, there is not, then how do I get my
program to recognize directories that were created in OS/2 while using the
MS/DOS programs. Is this due to the version of the TURBOC compiler I am using?
Could I correct this using a newer version of the compiler? Or do I need
an entirely different compiler say MICROSOFT C or IBM C?

I need to be sure that I am accessing all available files or at least have that
ability if needed. If I can not see a directory, I can not use it.

Any help on this is as always greatly appreciated,
	
	John F. Duggan

Internet: DUGGAN@ECS.UMASS.EDU
Bitnet:   DUGGAN@UMAECS

remember each generation only gets better than the previous one or is it true 
that history does repeat itself?