::>    FILEFINDBUF3 *FindBuf;

::>    FindBuf=malloc(sizeof(FILEFINDBUF3));

::> 1) I'm getting a warning
::> "assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast" on
the malloc line
::> why ? I've always done that under dos and my compiler never complained ?

doesn't malloc() return a (void *)?
try casting it:

 FindBuf = (FILEFINDBUF3 *)malloc(sizeof(FILEFINDBUF3));

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