With a 16-bit MSC 6.0 compiled program, I only appear to be able to open 14
files via fopen, even when I use "fh" (a program to increase the
maximum number of file handles).  When I run a program that calls DosOpen
instead of open, the restriction goes from 14 to 44.

I would therefore assume that it is a CRT restriction that is holding me
back to 14 files.

However, under a different environment, the maximum number of files that
can be opened is 9!  

I would therefor assume that is an OS/2 file handle restriction that is
holding me back to 9 files (since I know the CRT can do 14).

Can anyone explain this anomaly?

And can anyone suggest a fix?

And actually, the objective of all this is not to create a program that
opens >14 files, the objective is to get MSC 6.00 to compile a program
with >5 include file depth in a TCP/IP environment, without complaining
that it can't find the 6th include file!

Summary:

MAXTEST - program that opens files via fopen()
MAX2 - program that opens files via DosOpen()
FH - program to increase maximum file handles 
CL - MSC 6.0

testing on a machine that uses TCP/IP
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FH MAXTEST = 9
   MAXTEST = 9
FH MAX2    = 40
   MAX2    = 9
   
FH CL = 5 levels of includes


non-TCP environment
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FH MAXTEST = 13
   MAXTEST = 13

FH CL = 9 levels of includes



Thanks + bye.  Paul.
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