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From: jon@chiron.UUCP (Jon L. Griffeth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: How do I open() DOS directories?
Message-ID: <121@chiron.UUCP>
Date: 27 May 88 02:14:04 GMT
References: <221@h-three.UUCP> <5631@cup.portal.com> <907@parcvax.Xerox.COM>
Organization: Fairport, NY
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In article <907@parcvax.Xerox.COM>, leisner@parcvax.Xerox.COM (Martin Leisner) writes:
> In article <5631@cup.portal.com> Robert_C_Tellefson@cup.portal.com writes:
> >In order to treat directories as files, you need to open them using the
> >old FCB (File Control Block) functions.  Inconsistent and more
> >complicated - but it does work.
> 
> I've tried this and I couldn't get it to work on Dos 3.2.
> Can someone please post or send me some code which works if this is possible?

I believe I remember reading that you CANNOT open a directory for
I/O.  The only way to access it is through the "find first" and
"find next" system calls.  I don't believe it wise to try and get
around this.