Category: other operating systems
Flags: Undocumented function
INT 2F - DR DOS 6.0+ DELWATCH.EXE - INSTALLATION CHECK AX = 10FEh Return: AL = FFh if installed and active AH = internal version number 10h for DR DOS 6.0 DELWATCH 1.0 / 1.1 (through 1993/03/19) 20h for Novell DOS 7+ DELWATCH 2.0+ DX:BX -> private entry point (see #02605) Notes: The DR DOS 6.0 DELWATCH 1.x used to store information about deleted files in a hidden file named @DLWATCH.DAT, however the Novell DOS 7+ DELWATCH 2.0+ stores all the info in previously unused fields in the files' directory entries. (See table !!! at INT 21h/11h for details). This, however, now causes problems on systems also running Windows 9x since Microsoft decided to use a rather similar but incompatible method to store long filenames etc. in these entries. Running DELWATCH 2.x on a system which previously used DELWATCH 1.x, the @DLWATCH.DAT file will be abandoned and converted to the new method. SeeAlso: #01352,INT 21/AX=4306h,INT 21/AX=5704h,INT 2F/AX=1001h