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Creating files: Lack of error checking in TF kernel (Developers)

posted by DOS386, 03.05.2011, 09:56

RayeR wrote:

> I tested my program (compiled in djgpp) on write-protected floppy and found
> there's very different behavior what happen if run under msdos and freedos 2038

Test code ?

> Oh, so are you creating/truncating a file (by opening it) in this case?
> Yes, that shouldn't work if the directory is write-protected

So what was write-protected now ???

> (As an aside DJGPP appears to use the obsolete function 3Ch to open

How to find out ???

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Complete thread:

• Different behavior of fopen("w") under freedos and msdos? - RayeR, 16.03.2011, 00:55 (Developers)
  • Different behavior of fopen("w") under freedos and msdos? - ecm, 16.03.2011, 18:27
    • Different behavior of fopen("w") under freedos and msdos? - RayeR, 17.03.2011, 14:58
      • Creating files: Lack of error checking in TF kernel - ecm, 17.03.2011, 15:40
        • Creating files: Lack of error checking in TF kernel - ecm, 08.04.2011, 21:38
          • Creating files: Lack of error checking in TF kernel - RayeR, 10.04.2011, 00:25
            • Creating files: Lack of error checking in TF kernel - ecm, 10.04.2011, 00:35
        • Creating files: Lack of error checking in TF kernel - DOS386, 03.05.2011, 09:56
          • Creating files: Lack of error checking in TF kernel - ecm, 03.05.2011, 18:03
            • Creating files: Lack of error checking in TF kernel - DOS386, 04.05.2011, 11:14
              • Terminology - ecm, 04.05.2011, 14:07
          • Creating files: Lack of error checking in TF kernel - RayeR, 04.05.2011, 18:48