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- Device I/O Functions -- ZSDOS FUNCTIONS --
- File I/O Functions
- Other File Functions
- Other Disk Functions
- Miscellaneous Functions
- BIOS Functions
- File Control Block -- ZSDOS STRUCTURES --
- Directory Record
- Disk Parameter Block
- Date Specification
- File Stamp
- ::ZSDOS1
- ::ZSDOS2
- ::ZSDOS3
- ::ZSDOS4
- ::ZSDOS5
- ::ZSDOS6
- :
- FILE CONTROL BLOCK
-
- A file control block (FCB) is a 36-byte data area used for most file
- operations:
-
- offset use
- 0 drive (0=default, 1=A, 2=B, etc.)
- 1-8 filename in ASCII (upper-case)
- 9-11 filetype in ASCII (upper-case)
- 12 logical extent number
- 13 user number (S1)
- 14 data module number (S2)
- 15 record count
- 16-31 allocation map for this physical extent
- 32 current record
- 33 random record number (least significant byte)
- 34 random record number (intermediate significant byte)
- 35 random record number (most significant byte)
-
- When initializing the FCB, offsets 12, 14, and 32 are normally set to 0.
- :
- DIRECTORY RECORD
-
- A directory record contains four 32-byte directory entries, which are
- similar to a file control block:
-
- offset use
- 0 user number
- 1-8 filename in ASCII (upper-case)
- 9-11 filetype in ASCII (upper-case)
- 12 logical extent number
- 13 S1 system byte (set to 0)
- 14 data module number (S2)
- 15 record count
- 16-31 allocation map for this physical extent
- :
- DISK PARAMETER BLOCK
-
- A disk parameter block (DPB) defines the logical format of a disk drive:
-
- offset use
- 0-1 number of 128-byte records per track
- 2 block shift
- 3 block mask
- 4 extent mask
- 5-6 maximum allocation block number
- 7-8 number of directory entries minus one
- 9-10 bitmap of directory and reserved allocation blocks
- 11-12 directory checksum buffer size
- 13-14 number of reserved tracks before directory
- :
- DATE SPECIFICATION
-
- A date specification of six packed BCD bytes is used to pass the system
- time to and from ZSDOS:
-
- offset use
- 0 last two digits of year
- 1 month (1-12)
- 2 day (1-31)
- 3 hours (0-23)
- 4 minutes (0-59)
- 5 seconds (0-59)
-
- Years 78-99 are assumed to be in the 20th (19xx). Otherwise, the 21st
- century (20xx) is assumed.
- :
- FILE STAMP
-
- A file stamp consists of 15 packed BCD bytes divided into three fields:
-
- offset use
- 0-4 date file was created
- 5-9 date file was last accessed
- 10-14 date file was last modified
-
- Each five-byte field consists of a modified date specification:
-
- offset use
- 0 last two digits of year
- 1 month (1-12)
- 2 day (1-31)
- 3 hours (0-23)
- 4 minutes (0-59)
-
- Years 78-99 are assumed to be in the 20th (19xx). Otherwise, the 21st
- century (20xx) is assumed.