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- Path: grafix.xs4all.nl!john.hendrikx
- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 96 23:50:01 GMT+1
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- Subject: ExAll()
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- From: john.hendrikx@grafix.xs4all.nl (John Hendrikx)
- Message-ID: <john.hendrikx.45hl@grafix.xs4all.nl>
- Organization: Grafix Attack BBS Holland
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- I've got a few questions about ExAll().
-
- The AutoDocs tell me that this function MUST be called until it returns false,
- so even in the case of a user pressing CTRL-C you'd have to keep calling
- ExAll() until it fails.
-
- This would enable filesystems to allocate memory on the first call to ExAll()
- and free it when the filesystem will be returning failure. However, it seems
- quite unlikely that programs actually follow this rule, I mean, why scan the
- rest of the dir with ExAll() if the user just pressed CTRL-C? With the
- introduction of ExAllEnd() in V39 this does seem to be how the function is
- supposed to be used though.
-
- Something else, is the filesystem supposed to call the eac_MatchFunc and use
- the eac_MatchString? Or does dos.library handle this transparantly for the
- user and the filesystem?
-
- Any information on the new filesystem packets introduced in V39 would also be
- appreciated.
-
- Grtz John
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