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FindFirst procedure
DECLARATION: FindFirst(Path : String; Attr : Word; var S : SearchRec)
PURPOSE: Returns the first disk entry matching arguments
UNIT: The DOS unit
REMARKS: Path is the directory mask (ie *.*), and Attr specifies
the file attributes. The attributes can be any combination
of one or more of the normal DOS attributes. The attributes
as they are declared in the DOS unit are:
Const
ReadOnly = $01;
Hidden = $02;
SysFile = $04;
VolumeID = $08;
Directory = $10;
Archive = $20;
AnyFile = $3F;
The result of the search is returned in the specified search
record (SearchRec) which is delared in the DOS unit as:
Type
SearchRec = Record
Fill : Array(1..21) of Byte;
Attr : Byte;
Time : LongInt;
Size : LongInt;
Name : String[12];
End;
NOTES: Errors are reported through DosError.
Possible errors: 2 - (Directory Not Found)
18 - (No More Files)
See Also:
FindNext
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