Finstat(2)                Oct. 1, 1991                 Finstat(2)



NAME
     Finstat - determine input status for a file

SYNOPSIS
     LONG Finstat( WORD fh );

DESCRIPTION
     Finstat returns the number of bytes of input waiting on  the
     file  whose  GEMDOS handle is fh, or 0 if no input is avail-
     able on that handle.

RETURNS
     0 or a positive number if successful

     EIHNDL if fh is not a valid handle for an open file.

SEE ALSO
     Cauxis(2), Cconis(2), Fcntl(2), Foutstat(2)

BUGS
     Always returns 1 for disk files.

     Doesn't check to see if the indicated file  was  opened  for
     reading.































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