Hi Linda,


 PK> Native DOS can't access an HPFS partition without 
 PK> using a device driver that can do this, but DOS 
 PK> session run under OS/2 can see just about ANY

 LP> And the driver is & I can get it where?

I have never had the need for them so i have never tried them, but I am aware
of a DOS HPFS driver called HPFSR16E that allowed READ ONLY access to HPFS
partitions from native DOS, and another that I heard of called HPFSDS04 that I 
understand could also WRITE to HPFS, however you need to be aware of SERIOUS
limitations with doing this.

Compared to FAT, HPFS is quite a complex storage method and it consumes a LOT
of memory to hold the HPFS partition structures required to allow READ/WRITE
operations to take place. The drivers are quite small (<50Kb), but they need a 
LOT of memory to work. 

To allow DOS to read HPFS, the driver requires a total of about 250Kb of
memory. To WRITE to an HPFS partition requires a lot more, something like
420KB, so in most cases, reading and writing to HPFS from DOS is just not
really practical for productive work. 

The OS/2 install notes suggest that even under OS/2, the HPFS driver requires
considerable memory and should not really be used on a memory constrained
system (if you have about 4MB or less). My figures are from memory so you
would need to check, but in real terms, running full HPFS access from DOS is
not really practical (IMHO), except in extreme emergency situations.

Cheers.......pk.


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