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From: phil@sivax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Mac HFS & MFS directories
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Date: Wed, 25-Jun-86 14:01:10 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 25 14:01:10 1986
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> 
>      I am in need for assistance to do the following 1) Determine whether
> the file system being used is MFS or HFS, then 2) depending on the file
> system type, listing the files on the disk (MFS) or in a folder (HFS). Also,
> is there a way to keep track of the home directory (the directory that the
> application started from), so that it is not lost when the users selects a
> file from SFPutFile or SFGetFile, which changes the default directory.
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Thomas Carstensen  -  Advanvced Micro Devices

I am not sure about HFS/MFS stuff, I think there is a low core location for 
that, but...to remember the home directpry, you just do a PBGETVOL before
the get/put file calls, then do a PBSETVOL to put back to the home.


Phil Hunt
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