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From: broehl@wateng.UUCP (Bernie Roehl)
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Subject: Re: files in subdirectories
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Date: Tue, 15-May-84 09:05:09 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 15 09:05:09 1984
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Not sure I understand the question, but here goes:
	If you are programming in a high-level language environment
(e.g. the Basic interpreter or C run-time library) should handle all of
this for you, and should have no trouble at all opening files in any
arbitrary sub-directory.  If you are programming in assembler, the new
DOS 2.00 i/o calls can handle full paths, not just ordinary files.

If, however, you are using an old version of the language package, or
if you are writing in assembler and using the old i/o calls (the ones
that explicity "know" about FCB's and suchlike) then you will inevitably
run into problems using the hierarchical file system.

Simple recommendation:  use the new i/o calls, or upgrade to a language
system that does.


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        -Bernie Roehl    (University of Waterloo)