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Format of DOS 2.x system file tables:
Offset Size Description
00h DWORD pointer to next file table (offset FFFFh if last)
04h WORD number of files in this table
06h 28h bytes per file
Offset Size Description
00h BYTE number of file handles referring to this file
01h BYTE file open mode (see AH=3Dh)
02h BYTE file attribute
03h BYTE drive (0 = character device, 1 = A, 2 = B, etc)
04h 11 BYTEs filename in FCB format (no path,no period,blank-padded)
0Fh WORD ???
11h WORD ???
13h DWORD file size???
17h WORD file date in packed format (see AX=5700h)
19h WORD file time in packed format (see AX=5700h)
1Bh BYTE device attribute (see AX=4400h)
---character device---
1Ch DWORD pointer to device driver
---block device---
1Ch WORD starting cluster of file
1Eh WORD relative cluster in file of last cluster accessed
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20h WORD absolute cluster number of current cluster
22h WORD ???
24h DWORD current file position???
Format of DOS 3.0 system file tables and FCB tables:
Offset Size Description
00h DWORD pointer to next file table (offset FFFFh if last)
04h WORD number of files in this table
06h 38h bytes per file
Offset Size Description
00h-1Eh as for DOS 3.1+ (see below)
1Fh WORD byte offset of directory entry within sector
21h 11 BYTES filename in FCB format (no path/period, blank-padded)
2Ch DWORD (SHARE.EXE) pointer to previous SFT sharing same file
30h WORD (SHARE.EXE) ??? network machine number
32h WORD PSP segment of file's owner (first three entries for
AUX/CON/PRN contain segment of IO.SYS startup code)
34h WORD (SHARE.EXE) offset in SHARE code seg of share record
36h WORD ??? apparently always 0000h
Format of DOS 3.1-3.3x system file tables and FCB tables:
Offset Size Description
00h DWORD pointer to next file table (offset FFFFh if last)
04h WORD number of files in this table
06h 35h bytes per file
Offset Size Description
00h WORD number of file handles referring to this file
02h WORD file open mode (see AH=3Dh)
bit 15 set if this file opened via FCB
04h BYTE file attribute (see AX=4301h)
05h WORD device info word (see AX=4400h)
bit 15 set if remote file
bit 14 set means do not set file date/time on closing
bit 12 set means don't inherit on EXEC
bits 5-0 drive number for disk files
07h DWORD pointer to device driver header if character device
else pointer to DOS Drive Parameter Block (see AH=32h)
0Bh WORD starting cluster of file
0Dh WORD file time in packed format (see AX=5700h)
0Fh WORD file date in packed format (see AX=5700h)
11h DWORD file size
---system file table---
15h DWORD current offset in file (may be larger than size of
file; INT 21/AH=42h does not check new position)
---FCB table---
15h WORD counter for last I/O to FCB
17h WORD counter for last open of FCB
(these are separate to determine the times of the
latest I/O and open)
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19h WORD relative cluster within file of last cluster accessed
1Bh WORD absolute cluster number of last cluster accessed
0000h if file never read or written???
1Dh WORD number of sector containing directory entry
1Fh BYTE number of dir entry within sector (byte offset/32)
20h 11 BYTEs filename in FCB format (no path/period, blank-padded)
2Bh DWORD (SHARE.EXE) pointer to previous SFT sharing same file
2Fh WORD (SHARE.EXE) network machine number which opened file
31h WORD PSP segment of file's owner (see AH=26h) (first three
entries for AUX/CON/PRN contain segment of IO.SYS
startup code)
33h WORD offset within SHARE.EXE code segment of
sharing record (see above) 0000h = none
Format of DOS 4.0-5.0 system file tables and FCB tables:
Offset Size Description
00h DWORD pointer to next file table (offset FFFFh if last)
04h WORD number of files in this table
06h 3Bh bytes per file
Offset Size Description
00h WORD number of file handles referring to this file
02h WORD file open mode (see AH=3Dh)
bit 15 set if this file opened via FCB
04h BYTE file attribute (see AX=4301h)
05h WORD device info word (see AX=4400h)
bit 15 set if remote file
bit 14 set means do not set file date/time on closing
bit 13 set if named pipe
bit 12 set if no inherit
bit 11 set if network spooler
07h DWORD pointer to device driver header if character device
else pointer to DOS Drive Parameter Block (see AH=32h)
or REDIR data
0Bh WORD starting cluster of file
0Dh WORD file time in packed format (see AX=5700h)
0Fh WORD file date in packed format (see AX=5700h)
11h DWORD file size
15h DWORD current offset in file
---local file---
19h WORD relative cluster within file of last cluster accessed
1Bh DWORD number of sector containing directory entry
1Fh BYTE number of dir entry within sector (byte offset/32)
---network redirector---
19h DWORD pointer to REDIRIFS record
1Dh 3 BYTEs ???
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20h 11 BYTEs filename in FCB format (no path/period, blank-padded)
2Bh DWORD (SHARE.EXE) pointer to previous SFT sharing same file
2Fh WORD (SHARE.EXE) network machine number which opened file
31h WORD PSP segment of file's owner (see AH=26h) (first three
entries for AUX/CON/PRN contain segment of IO.SYS
startup code)
33h WORD offset within SHARE.EXE code segment of
sharing record (see above) 0000h = none
35h WORD (local) absolute cluster number of last clustr accessed
(redirector) ???
37h DWORD pointer to IFS driver for file, 0000000h if native DOS
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