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Article #7033Re: File Manager Query
From: Tim Maroney
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 1986 09:16
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 1986 09:16
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In article <219@uwmacc.UUCP> dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (Paul DuBois) writes:
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>Is the file reference number returned when a file is successfully
>opened always non-negative?
Yes, the file reference number is the offset of the FCB from the beginning
of the FCB table. However, you should not make use of this undocumented
information in order to access the FCB. It seems very unlikely that Apple
would start using negative reference numbers, though.
--
Tim Maroney, Electronic Village Idiot
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!hoptoad!tim From: tim@hoptoad.uucp (Tim Maroney) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: File Manager Query Message-ID: <1052@hoptoad.uucp> Date: Wed, 3-Sep-86 05:16:28 EDT Article-I.D.: hoptoad.1052 Posted: Wed Sep 3 05:16:28 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Sep-86 18:48:13 EDT References: <219@uwmacc.UUCP> Reply-To: tim@hoptoad.UUCP (Tim Maroney) Distribution: net Organization: Centram Systems, Berkeley Lines: 15