From: "Florian X" <dos DOT fire AT aon DOT at>
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Subject: Re: funktion access(...)
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 12:53:09 +0200
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>>
>> l_bool  io_isfile ( l_text file )
>> {
>>    if ( access(file, D_OK) && !access(file, F_OK) ) return true;
>>    return false;
>> };
>>
>> But if I want to use this file f.e. f:\MP3\OSTB~1.MP3  (also with long
file
>> names !!!)
>> io_isfile returns the wrong message (false).
>
>Please post a complete short program that exhibits this behavior.
>`access' works correctly for me.
>
>> The file has only the ARCHIVE attribut.
>
>The archive bit is irrelevant here: `access' doesn't test it at all.

I found the bug! It isn't access().
Thank you!

so long, florian
florian
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