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/* Push.C - This program, when used with Pop.C, provides
a mechanism by which the current working disk
and path may be saved in a memory stack and
restored later by Pop.C.
Warning: This software uses undocumented
features of MS-DOS
Copyright Michael Klos 1990, All rights reserved.
Compiles with Microsoft Quick C, Large or Huge Model
*/
#ifdef Debug
#include <stdio.h> /* For debug only */
#endif
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <direct.h>
#include <dos.h>
#include "Push_Pop.h"
void main(void)
{
word allocation_mode;
word path_buffer;
/* Get and save the current memory
allocation strategy. */
allocation_mode = _dos_getmemmode();
/* Change the strategy to get a block
from the end of memory. */
_dos_setmemmode(_allocate_last);
if (_dos_allocmem((_MAX_PATH+15)/16, &path_buffer)) {
_dos_setmemmode(allocation_mode); /* Restore */
exit(1);
}
/* Restore strategy. */
_dos_setmemmode(allocation_mode);
#ifdef Debug
printf("Segment allocated for path is: %4X\n", path_buffer);
#endif
FP_OFF(mem) = 0;
FP_SEG(mem) = path_buffer - 1;
/* Assign ownership of this memory block to push/pop by
assigning a block owner that MS-DOS cannot assign and
which pop can identify later */
mem->block[1] = low(Signature);
mem->block[2] = high(Signature);
/* Get the current working directory. */
getcwd(&mem->block[16], _MAX_PATH);
#ifdef Debug
printf("Current directory is: %s\n", &mem->block[16]);
#endif
exit(0); /* Report success */
}
int _dos_getmemmode(void)
{
union REGS registers;
/* WARNING: UNDOCUMENTED MS-DOS FUNCTION */
/* Get the current memory allocation strategy. */
registers.x.ax = 0x5800;
return intdos(®isters, ®isters);
}
void _dos_setmemmode(int strategy)
{
union REGS registers;
/* WARNING: UNDOCUMENTED MS-DOS FUNCTION */
/* Set a new memory allocation strategy. */
registers.x.ax = 0x5800;
registers.h.bl = (unsigned char) strategy;
intdos(®isters, ®isters);
}