Re: CD sector r/w

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From: Andrue Cope [TeamB]
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:18

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Boba wrote:

> the calls return no errors but the read_buffer stays unchanged.
> (this was my first and only test under win98)

Uh oh. As per the help:

Windows 95: This technique does not work for opening a logical drive.
In Windows 95, specifying a string in this form causes CreateFile to
return an error.

�	The dwCreationDistribution parameter must have the OPEN_EXISTING
value.
�	When opening a floppy disk or a partition on a hard disk, you must
set the FILE_SHARE_WRITE flag in the dwShareMode parameter.

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Andrue Cope [TeamB]
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