Opening files using DOS services

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1 total messages Started by Shaul Wallach Tue, 28 Jul 1992 20:46

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Author: Shaul Wallach
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 20:46

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     Here is a novice's programming question to which I haven't
been able to find an answer in the books at hand. When you
create a disk file using functions AH = 3C or 5B, DOS (i.e.
INT 21H) returns a file handle in AX. However, these functions
don't require any file-access code in AL. Can I assume that
the file will be opened for write access, or must I first
explicitly open the file with function 3D and a file-access
code in AL and use the handle this function returns, ignoring
the handle returned by function 3C or 5B?

     Thanks very much for any help!

Shaul Wallach  <F66204@VM.BIU.AC.IL>

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