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echo: os2prog
to: Roy Watson
from: Rob Landley
date: 1995-07-21 18:57:22
subject: findfirst()

>    I was wondering if there is an ANSI C function for findfirst(),

Nope.  ANSI doesn't discuss directories, mostly because they're so
non-standard between platforms.  (dos is limited to 8.3, with a
"hidden file" attribute.  Unix doesn't have a hidden file
attribute, but DOES have a "write permission" and "execute
permission" attribute, with filenames over 250 chars allowed.  OS/2
has either 8.3 or 250+ filename length, and it has "extended"
attributes.)

I believe the posix standard mentions directories, but I don't know for
sure.  I'm not even going to MENTION MVS, because I don't understand it.

Rob
 
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